| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 349 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Topics in Social Psychiatry |
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Topics in social psychiatry.
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| Contents |
Diagnostic Criteria : A Historical Perspective -- Primary Characteristics and Associated Features -- Implications for Assessment -- Assessment Procedures -- Establishing a Diagnosis -- Planning Treatment -- Providing Feedback -- Assessing Treatment Outcome |
| Summary |
This volume provides child health care professionals and educators with a comprehensive set of empirically-driven, process-oriented guidelines for assessing children and adolescents who exhibit symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD). The content of Assessing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder includes a detailed description of the defining features of AD/HD, along with a comprehensive discussion of the manner in which AD/HD and its associated features unfold across the life span. Also presented is a comprehensive review and critique of various assessment procedures. Against this background, the reader is guided through the process of selecting measures and arriving at an accurate AD/HD diagnosis. The text also reviews the process of translating assessment data into treatment recommendations, giving feedback to children and families, and evaluating treatment effectiveness |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-280) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Diagnosis.
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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Treatment -- Evaluation.
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Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity -- diagnosis.
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Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity -- therapy.
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Child.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Shelton, Terri L.
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| LC no. |
00049780 |
| ISBN |
030647512X (electronic bk.) |
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1280199997 |
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9780306475122 (electronic bk.) |
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9781280199998 |
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