Handbook for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Tarporley : Springer Healthcare Ltd. : Imprint: Springer Healthcare, 2013.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Psychiatry.; Psychopharmacology.; Behavioral therapy.; Medicine & Public Health.; Behavioral Therapy.; Medicine/Public Health, general.

This book is a direct response to a severe treatment gap in recognising, treating and managing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults. Affecting 3–4% of the global population, ADHD has long been considered a pediatric psychiatric condition and continues to be overlooked in adults,...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
• Definition of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults
• The scientific basis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults
• Diagnostic assessment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults
• Neuropsychological assessment
• Comorbid symptoms, syndromes, and disorders
• Pharmacological treatments
• Psychological treatments
• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder during pregnancy
• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and the criminal justice system
• Service provision for adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.