Assessing Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Assessing Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
ISBN-10
0306463881
ISBN-13
9780306463884
Category
Medical
Pages
349
Language
English
Published
2001-05-31
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Authors
Arthur D. Anastopoulos, Terri L. Shelton

Description

This volume provides child health care professionals and educators with a comprehensive set of empirically-driven, process-oriented guidelines for assessing children and adolescents who exhibit symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD). Offers guidelines for conducting an AD/HD assessment; Includes a detailed description of the defining features of AD/HD; Comprehensively discusses how AD/HD and its associated features unfold across the life span; Presents an in-depth critique of various assessment procedures. Assessing Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder steers the reader through the process of selecting measures and reaching accurate AD/HD diagnoses. The text also reviews the process of translating assessment data into treatment recommendations, giving feedback to children and families, and evaluating treatment efficacy.

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