Clinicians' Guide to Adult ADHD: Assessment and Intervention (Practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional) (Practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional)

'' Clinician's Guide to Adult ADHD: Assessment and Intervention by Sam Goldstein, Ph.D., and Anne Teeter Ellison, Ed.D., is unique for its balanced view of the scientific literature and the clinical relevance of these research findings for the treatment of AD/HD in adults... Comprehensive in its depth and subject matter, the book consists of 15 chapters written by highly respected experts in the field of AD/HD... Clinician's Guide is a much-needed text. It represents an impressive compilation of scientific knowledge concerning AD/HD and provides practical strategies and interventions for clinicians helping adults with AD/HD. It is an invaluable resource for researchers and clinicians working in the field of AD/HD in adults.'' -ATTENTION! MAGAZINE Content: Contributors , Page xv Foreword , Pages xvii-xviii Preface , Pages xix-xxiii 1 - An overview of Childhood and Adolescent ADHD: Understanding the Complexities of Development into the Adult Years , Pages 1-23 2 - Continuity of ADHD in Adulthood: Hypothesis and Theory Meet Reality , Pages 25-42 3 - Research on Comorbidity, Adaptive Functioning, and Cognitive Impairments in Adults with ADHD: Implications for a Clinical Practice , Pages 43-69 4 - The Assessment Process: Conditions and Comorbidities , Pages 71-83 5 - Clinical case studies , Pages 85-106 6 - The Clinician's Role in the Treatment of ADHD , Pages 107-126 7 - Changing the Mindset of Adults with ADHD: Strategies for Fostering Hope, Optimism, and Resilience , Pages 127-146 8 - A Model of Psychotherapy for Adults with ADHD , Pages 147-163 9 - Pharmacotherapy of Adult ADHD , Pages 165-186 10 - Career Impact: Finding the Key to Issues Facing Adults with ADHD , Pages 187-204 11 - What Clinicians Need to Know About Legal Issues Relevant to ADHD , Pages 205-218 12 - Making Marriages Work for individuals with ADHD , Pages 219-240 13 - Families and ADHD , Pages 241-260 14 - Life Coaching for Adult ADHD , Pages 261-277 15 - Lifestyle Issues , Pages 279-291 Index , Pages 293-301 This text offers practicing clinicians strategies, interventions, suggestions, guidance and ideas to work with adults struggling with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and is intended as a reference to which clinicians will turn time and time again as issues or problems present themselves. The text will also provide a comprehensive review of the scientific literature and expand the development of an ongoing model to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. To understand and treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adulthood it is important to view the disorder from a developmental perspective(Teeter, 1998).