Description
Book SynopsisDiseases have a history, and understanding that history helps us understand how best to treat and control disease today.
Trade Review"Like a biography, this volume tells the complete story of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), with information on its history, diagnosis, risk factors, drug development, treatment, complications and associated conditions, and effects on the family. Hammerness (pediatric ADHD research, Harvard Medical School, and child and adolescent psychiatry, Newton Wellesley Hospital) reviews and summarizes the scientific literature for general readers and concludes with a chapter on recent advances, including genetic investigations, brain imaging, and adult ADHD." -
SciTech Book News"...the Biographies of Disease series provides students with the information that they need to understand the origin of various maladies, how they impact contemporary society, and how doctors and researchers from around the world are fighting to devise treatments to alleviate or cure these diseases. This volume,
ADHD, examines attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, the controversial affliction with which millions of boys and girls are diagnosed every year." -
AdolescenceTable of ContentsSeries Foreword Preface Chapter 1.What is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD)? Chapter 2.How is ADHD Diagnosed? Chapter 3.How does a child get ADHD? Chapter 4.The process of drug development Chapter 5.Treatment of ADHD Chapter 6.Complications and Associations with ADHD Chapter 7.How ADHD Affects the Family Chapter 8.Clinical and Scientific Research in ADHD Appendix Glossary Bibliography
