Assessing Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

• Main Authors: Anastopoulos, Arthur D. (Author), Shelton, Terri L. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2001.
• Series: Topics in Social Psychiatry
• Subjects: Psychology.; Pediatrics.; Psychiatry.; Clinical psychology.; Child psychology.; School psychology.; Child and School Psychology.; Clinical Psychology.

Over the past two decades, the assessment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) has evolved into a sophisticated balance of science and clinical judgement essential for arriving at reliable and valid diagnostic de- sions. Because of the precarious mix of clinical and empirical skill ne...

Table of Contents:

• Diagnostic Criteria: A Historical Perspective
• Primary Characteristics and Associated Features
• Implications for Assessment
• Assessment Procedures
• Establishing a Diagnosis
• Planning Treatment
• Providing Feedback
• Assessing Treatment Outcome.