Managing Attention Disorders in Children: A Guide for Practitioners (Wiley Series on Personality Processes) - Hardcover

Goldstein, Sam; Goldstein, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471611379 ISBN 13: 9780471611370

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1990

Synopsis

Presents practitioners with a comprehensive guide for understanding attention deficit–hyperactivity disorder, a complex affliction characterized by inattention, overarousal, hyperactivity and impulsivity. Includes a comprehensive overview of the problems encountered by children as well as approaches to school intervention. Examines all aspects of evaluation and treatment and offers a model for assessment and a well–defined set of guidelines for multidisciplinary treatment services for children with attention disorder and their families. Also provides a guide for the prescription and management of medications.

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Synopsis

This is a clinical book that deals with evaluation, guidance and treatment of children with problems in attention and hyperactivity, the most common cluster of disorders in children. Psychiatrically categorized as Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, this complex set of problems includes inattention, overarousal, hyperactivity, impulsivity and difficulty in delaying gratification. These children typically experience problems with behavior at home and in school, peer relations, academic achievement and general adjustment. This book provides the practitioner with a comprehensive guide to understanding the disorder, a model for assessment and a well-defined set of guidelines for multidisciplinary treatment.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471611379
• ISBN 13: 9780471611370
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 464