Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Handbook: A Physician's Guide to ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Handbook: A Physician's Guide to ADHD
ISBN-10
1441913971
ISBN-13
9781441913975
Category
Medical
Pages
182
Language
English
Published
2009-12-01
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Author
J. Gordon Millichap

Description

An expanded, updated, and revised edition, the ADHD Handbook, second edition covers recent advances in causes and management of ADHD, and includes more than 400 scientific references to peer-reviewed articles. It provides answers to the numerous questions that surround ADHD, including how is it diagnosed? What causes ADHD? What are the risks of associated learning and behavior disorders, tics, seizures, and headaches? What treatments are available? What are the choices of medications and the risks of side effects? How can adverse effects be avoided? What are the alternatives to medication? Do children outgrow ADHD, and how long is treatment required? ADHD Handbook is written for neurologists, pediatricians, practicing physicians, residents, fellows and students of medicine, psychologists, educators, occupational and speech therapists, nurse practitioners and other healthcare providers. It also offers parents a readable, but uniquely well documented and objective account of ADHD symptoms, diagnosis, medications, alternative treatments, and management.

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