Attention Deficit Disorder

by Terje Sagvolden (Editor)

Overview

First published in 1988. This book grew out of an European Brain and Behaviour Society Workshop on Attention Deficit Disorder, Minimal Brain Dysfunction, Hyperkinetic Syndrome, and related dysfunctions held in Oslo, Norway in 1987. Virtually millions of children and adults suffer from problems variously described as attention deficit disorder (ADD), minimal brain dysfunction (MBD), hyperkinetic syndrome, or, most recently, attention- deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A main conclusion of the conference was that the attention problems of ADD children might be secondary to basic motor-control problems.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317844488
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/16/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	424
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

Terje Sagvolden University of Oslo, Norway Trevor Archer Astra Alab AB, Sòdertàlje, and University of Umeà, Sweden.

Table of Contents

Preface, 1. Attention Deficit Disorder/Hyperkinetic Syndrome: Conceptual and Research Issues Regarding Diagnosis and Classification, 2. Attention Deficit Disorder: Clinical Issues, 3. On the Epidemiology of Hyperactivity, 4. Critical Issues in Attention Deficit Disorder, 5. The Long-Term Outcome of the Attention Deficit Disorder/Hyperkinetic Syndrome, 6. Six-Year-Old Children with Perceptual, Motor and Attentional Deficits: Outcome in the 6-Year Perspective, 7. Cerebral Processes Underlying Neuropsychological and Neuromotor Impairment in Children with ADD/MBD, 8. The Hypoarousal Hypothesis: What is the Evidence?, 9. Activation: Base-Level and Responsivity. A Search for Sub-Types of ADDH Children by means of Electrocardiac, Dermal, and Respiratory Measures, 10. The Diagnostic Significance of Attentional Processing: Its significance for ADDH Classification—A Future DSM, 11. The Role of Psychostimulants and Psychosocial Treatments in Hyperkinesis, 12. Practical Aspects of Dietary Management of the Hyperkinetic Syndrome, 13. Basic Mechanisms of Drug Action: Catecholaminergic Issues, 14. Central Stimulants, Transmitters and Attentional Disorder: A Perspective from Animal Studies, 15. Neurotransmitters in Attention Deficit Disorder, 16. Issues regarding Possible Therapies using Cognitive Enhancers, 17. Model Experiments of Attention Deficit Disorder and Hyperkinetic Syndrome, 18. Results from a Comparative Neuropsychological Research Program Indicate Altered Reinforcement Mechanisms in Children with ADD, 19. Neurotoxin-Induced Cognitive and Motor Activity Modifications: A Catecholamine Connection, 20. Dopamine and Learning: Implications for Attention Deficit Disorder and Hyperkinetic Syndrome, 21. The Cerebellum: Motor Skills, Procedural Learning, and Memory and Hyperactivity, 22. Attention Deficit Disorder and Hyperkinetic Syndrome: Biological Perspectives, 23. Future Perspectives on ADD Research: An Irresistible Challenge, Author Index, Subject Index