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It is Dr. Fisher's discussion of medications that will draw me back again and again to her text. I believe that clinicians will find much useful information in this book that will prove valuable in their work with children and adults with attention disorders.
--Miriam E. Sexton, Ph. D., in Psychiatric Services
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Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is one of the least understood medical conditions. With no specific test available, misdiagnosis is common and the results can be devastating for both the parents and the child. Because no one can agree on a single definition for the disorder, confusion is rampant and treatment is only mildly successful at best. Attention Deficit Disorder Misdiagnosis addresses these problems in a systematic and logical fashion. It presents a battery of tests for properly diagnosing ADD, stresses its relationship to brain behavior and proposes practical treatment solutions. Written by an expert in the field who also happens to be the mother of an ADD child, it presents a unique perspective on this complex yet all too pervasive disorder. This is an essential text for doctors, parents and any individual working with an ADD child or adult. It will also help professionals in related disciplines approach ADD as a biochemical medical disorder and understand the reasons for its inherent complexity and frequent misdiagnosis.
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It is Dr. Fisher's discussion of medications that will draw me back again and again to her text. I believe that clinicians will find much useful information in this book that will prove valuable in their work with children and adults with attention disorders.
--Miriam E. Sexton, Ph. D., in Psychiatric Services
Product Description
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is one of the least understood medical conditions. With no specific test available, misdiagnosis is common and the results can be devastating for both the parents and the child. Because no one can agree on a single definition for the disorder, confusion is rampant and treatment is only mildly successful at best. Attention Deficit Disorder Misdiagnosis addresses these problems in a systematic and logical fashion. It presents a battery of tests for properly diagnosing ADD, stresses its relationship to brain behavior and proposes practical treatment solutions. Written by an expert in the field who also happens to be the mother of an ADD child, it presents a unique perspective on this complex yet all too pervasive disorder. This is an essential text for doctors, parents and any individual working with an ADD child or adult. It will also help professionals in related disciplines approach ADD as a biochemical medical disorder and understand the reasons for its inherent complexity and frequent misdiagnosis.
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Inside This Book Citations: This book cites 75 books Explore: Citations | Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Key Phrases - SIPs: overfocused subtype, slow cognitive speed, seizure activation, sensory selection, short wavelength stimuli (more) Key Phrases - CAPs: Trail Making Test, Harvard Mental Health Letter, Restless Legs Syndrome, Theoretical Perspective, Understanding Attention Deficit Disorder Browse Sample Pages: Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me! |
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Recently, it has come to the attention of the general population that a disorder formerly thought of as only affecting children is now affecting adults. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
overfocused subtype, slow cognitive speed, seizure activation, sensory selection, short wavelength stimuli, attentional disorder, anterior attentional system, posterior attentional system, attentional response, caudate volume, frontal processes, neglect dyslexia, combined subtype, mediodorsal thalamus, serial addition task, attentional effort, primary nocturnal enuresis, attentional selection, behavioral neurology, spatial functioning, attentional network, response intention, comorbid disorders, visuospatial attention, schizophrenic population Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Trail Making Test, Harvard Mental Health Letter, Restless Legs Syndrome, Theoretical Perspective, Understanding Attention Deficit Disorder New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Recently, it has come to the attention of the general population that a disorder formerly thought of as only affecting children is now affecting adults. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
overfocused subtype, slow cognitive speed, seizure activation, sensory selection, short wavelength stimuli, attentional disorder, anterior attentional system, posterior attentional system, attentional response, caudate volume, frontal processes, neglect dyslexia, combined subtype, mediodorsal thalamus, serial addition task, attentional effort, primary nocturnal enuresis, attentional selection, behavioral neurology, spatial functioning, attentional network, response intention, comorbid disorders, visuospatial attention, schizophrenic population Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Trail Making Test, Harvard Mental Health Letter, Restless Legs Syndrome, Theoretical Perspective, Understanding Attention Deficit Disorder New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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