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

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.

Definition Of ADHD.- Causative Factors.- Symptoms And Signs.- Diagnosis And Laboratory Tests.- Comorbid Disorders.- Learning And Language Disorders.- Tics, Seizures, And Headaches.- Methods Of Management.- Medications For ADHD.- Dietary And Alternative Therapies.- Prognosis And Prevention.- Management Roles.

From the reviews of the second edition:

Millichap a pediatric neurologist who treats individuals with ADHD and related medical disorders provides a clear and wide ranging guide for pediatricians and residents and fellows in pediatrics, pediatric neurology, neurology and psychiatry as well as mental health professionals, teachers and students to the diagnosis causes risks treatments and management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. & This edition has been expanded and revised to incorporate advances from the last decade and new references. (Scls—