Overview

Psychiatrists, psychologists, pharmacologists, and pharmaceutical scientists from around the world comprehensively review the pathophysiology, symptomatology, evaluation, and treatment of patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The authors emphasize the evaluation and treatment of patients with ADHD, moving from the day-to-day approach by the clinical psychologist to the more sophisticated anatomical and functional imaging strategies that have emerged in the last decade. Specific impairments, such as reading disabilities, social difficulties, and limited working memory are analyzed in detail, as well as for their respective contributions to global functioning. Additional chapters explain, in a readable style, current theories on the pathophysiology of ADHD, focusing on neurotransmitters and the insights gained from animal models. An expanded review of the pharmacotherapy of ADHD includes appropriate methods for selecting of specific drug for individual patients based on drugs kinetics and gene expression.

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Author:   David Gozal ,  Dennis L. Molfese
Publisher:   Humana Press Inc.
Imprint:   Humana Press Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.075kg
ISBN:  

9781617374852

ISBN 10:   1617374857
Pages:   560
Publication Date:   09 November 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Historical Aspects of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.- Scanning the Genome for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.- Dopamine Knockouts and Behavior.- The Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat as a Model of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.- The Roles of Norepinephrine and Serotonin in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.- Intermittent Hypoxia During Sleep as a Model of Environmental (Nongenetic) Contributions to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.- The Psychological Evaluation of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in School-Aged Children.- Executive Function.- The Neuropsychology of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Learning Disabilities.- Selective Attention Deficits in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.- Working Memory in Children with ADHD.- Developmental Underpinnings of the Association of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Its Subtypes to Neuropsychological and Academic Weaknesses.- Social Functioning of Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.- Reading Disabilities in Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and the Brain.- Anatomical and Functional Neuroimaging Studies of Children and Adolescents With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.- State Regulation and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.- Sleep and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.- Neuropsychological Performance in Adults With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.- Psychostimulants in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.- Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Drug Interactions.

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From the reviews: This volume, part of the Series Contemporary Clinical Neuroscience is written by clinical and basic scientists. It reviews in 22 chapters the etiology, pathophysiology, symptomatology and treatment of ADHD. ... Of interest to psychiatrists, neurologists and psychologists. (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, Vol. 3 (4), June, 2006)

From the reviews: This volume, part of the Series Contemporary Clinical Neuroscience is written by clinical and basic scientists. It reviews in 22 chapters the etiology, pathophysiology, symptomatology and treatment of ADHD. ... Of interest to psychiatrists, neurologists and psychologists. (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, Vol. 3 (4), June, 2006)

From the reviews: This volume, part of the Series Contemporary Clinical Neuroscience is written by clinical and basic scientists. It reviews in 22 chapters the etiology, pathophysiology, symptomatology and treatment of ADHD. ! Of interest to psychiatrists, neurologists and psychologists. (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, Vol. 3 (4), June, 2006)

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