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Answers to distraction / Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey.

Summary:

After decades of being unfairly diagnosed, children and adults with attention deficit disorder are now recognized as having a common and treatable neurological condition. Drs. Hallowell and Ratey answer the questions most frequently asked at their nationwide workshops and seminars, resulting in an easy-to-read reference that covers every aspect of the disorder: from identifying symptoms and diagnosis, to the latest treatment options, as well as practical day-to-day advice on how you or a loved one can live a normal life with ADD. Whether you are a patient, parent, teacher, or health-care professional, Answers to Distraction will help those whose ADD has caused persistent problems in school, at work, and in relationships.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0307456390
  • ISBN: 9780307456397
  • Physical Description: xv, 344 pages ; 22 cm.
  • Edition: revised and updated.
  • Publisher: New York : Anchor Books, [2010].

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
You mean there's actually a name for it? : toward a definition of ADD -- To be here and there and everywhere : ADD in children -- Making or breaking the spirit of the child : teachers and ADD -- The pleasures (and pains) of sudden wonder : ADD in adults -- Work smarter, not just harder : ADD and work -- Perchance to dream : ADD in women -- Making up your mind : new tips on the nonmedication treatment of adult ADD -- You are my sunshine : ADD in couples -- Taming the big struggle : ADD and the family -- The unfinished symphony : ADD and creativity -- Fact or fad? : the diagnosis of ADD -- The brain's behind it : the biology of ADD -- Whence it came : the genetic basis of ADD -- What's in a pill? : Treating ADD with medication -- A wretched excess : ADD and addiction -- The gemlike flame : aggression and anger in ADD -- The doctors' dilemmas : questions from health professionals on the treatment of ADD -- New questions and answers -- Appendixes. Fifty tips on the management of adult ADD ; Twenty-five tips on the management of ADD in families ; Twenty-five tips on the management of ADD in couples ; Where to go for help.
Subject:
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder > Miscellanea.

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