ADHD Grown Up: A Guide to Adolescent and Adult ADHD

Joel L. Young, M.D.

Overview – Contents

 

Contents

Introduction

Part 1: Diagnosing ADHD in Adolescents and Adults

• 1 The Diagnostic Screening Process
• 2 Coping with Comorbidities in Treatments
• 3 Patients Most Likely to Be Diagnosed: The Hyperactive-Impulse Type
• 4 Patients Least Likely to Be Diagnosed: Those with ADHD Inattentive Type and ADHD Combined Type
• 5 Reasons for Misdiagnosis

Part 2: ADHD Patient Populations

• 6 Adolescents and Young Adults
• 7 Gender Issues: Considering Girls and Women
• 8 Challenging Patient, Difficult Treatment Choices

Part 3: Medical and Psychological Aspects of ADHD Treatment

• 9 ADHD Medications
• 10 Psychotherapy, Coaching, and Other Techniques
• 11 ADHD, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Pain, and Associated Syndromes

Appendices

• Appendix A. Self-Evaluation for ADHD
• Appendix B. Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale—V1.1 (ASRS-V1.1) Screener
• Appendix C. Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS) Symptom Checklist and Instructions

References

Index

ISBN 10: 0-393-70468-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-393-70468-6
January 2007 / 336 pages / Cloth