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Part I: The Nature of ADHD. Barkley, History. Barkley, Primary Symptoms, Diagnostic Criteria, Prevalence, and Gender Differences. Barkley, Associated Cognitive, Developmental, and Health Problems. Barkley, Comorbid Disorders, Social and Family Adjustment, and Subtyping. Barkley, Etiologies. Barkley, ADHD in Adults: Developmental Course and Outcome of Children with ADHD, and ADHD in Clinic-referred Adults. Barkley, A Theory of ADHD. Part II: Assessment. Barkley, Edwards, Diagnostic Interview, Behavior Rating Scales, and the Medical Examination.Gordon, Barkley, Lovett, Tests and Observational Measures. Hathaway, Dooling-Litfin, Edwards, Integrating the Results of an Evaluation: Ten Clinical Cases. Murphy, Gordon, Assessment of Adults with ADHD. Part III: Treatment. Anastopoulos, Rhoads, Farley, Counseling and Training Parents. Cunningham, COPE: Large-group, Community-based, Family-centered Parent Training. Robin, Training Families with Adolescents with ADHD. Pfiffner, Barkley, DuPaul, Treatment of ADHD in School Settings. Cunningham, Cunningham, Student-mediated Conflict Resolution Programs. Connor, Stimulants. Spencer, Antidepressant and Specific Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor Treatments. Connor, Other Medications. Smith, Barkley, Shapiro, Combined Child Therapies. Murphy, Psychological Counseling of Adults with ADHD. Prince, Wilens, Spencer, Biederman, Pharmacotherapy of ADHD in Adults.

About the Author

Russell A. Barkley, PhD, ABPP, ABCN, is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Virginia Treatment Center for Children and Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. Dr. Barkley has worked with children, adolescents, and families since the 1970s and is the author of numerous bestselling books for both professionals and the public, including Taking Charge of ADHD and Your Defiant Child. He has also published six assessment scales and more than 280 scientific articles and book chapters on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, executive functioning, and childhood defiance, and is editor of the newsletter The ADHD Report. A frequent conference presenter and speaker who is widely cited in the national media, Dr. Barkley is past president of the Section on Clinical Child Psychology (the former Division 12) of the American Psychological Association (APA), and of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. He is a recipient of awards from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the APA, among other honors. His website is www.russellbarkley.org.

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'Those who already own the second edition of this classic resource will find ample reason to upgrade to the third, and students and younger practitioners coming to the Handbook for the first time will enjoy the most comprehensive coverage of clinically applicable information about ADHD available in a single, scholarly source.' - Joel Nigg, PhD, Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, USA'The Handbook remains the essential ADHD reference for clinicians, educators, and investigators... Lucid descriptions of assessment methods, diagnosis, and integrated treatments establish a foundation both for contemporary clinical practice and for future research inquiry. The newly organized Key Clinical Points in each chapter, combined with comprehensive reference lists, ensure that the richness of content is both comprehensive and accessible.' - James J. McGough, MD, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, UCLA School of Medicine, USA'The range and scope of the contents are truly exceptional. This handbook will be an important and very useful text in our child and adolescent psychotherapy course and in our clinical practicum as well.' - Thomas R. Kratochwill, PhD, School Psychology Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA'This Handbook provides an in-depth, critical review of the majority of issues in ADHD. Barkley tackles associated controversies in a forthright manner, taking on both the antipsychiatry critics and the therapeutic nihilists.' - Russell Schachar, MD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Canada'Important updates regarding the etiology, genetics, neuroimaging, and treatment of ADHD are provided throughout. Dr. Barkley makes these complex areas understandable to the clinician through his clear, concise, jargon-free prose. The book contains contributions from many of the leaders in clinical research on both psychopharmacological and psychosocial treatments, and will be invaluable to clinicians of all specialties who wish to establish a state-of-the-art ADHD treatment program. This book is an ideal text for psychology or counseling graduate programs, as well as psychiatry residency training.' - Steven R. Pliszka, MD, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA

'Those who already own the second edition of this classic resource will find ample reason to upgrade to the third, and students and younger practitioners coming to the Handbook for the first time will enjoy the most comprehensive coverage of clinically applicable information about ADHD available in a single, scholarly source.' - Joel Nigg, PhD, Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, USA'The Handbook remains the essential ADHD reference for clinicians, educators, and investigators... Lucid descriptions of assessment methods, diagnosis, and integrated treatments establish a foundation both for contemporary clinical practice and for future research inquiry. The newly organized Key Clinical Points in each chapter, combined with comprehensive reference lists, ensure that the richness of content is both comprehensive and accessible.' - James J. McGough, MD, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, UCLA School of Medicine, USA

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