Medical Treatment of ADHD: A Practical Guide for Clinicians, Counselors, and Parents
This practical and easily navigable book covers the gamut of issues that need to be understood to provide excellent medical care for those with ADHD. Outside of mental health professionals, those who most often treat ADHD are primary care providers such as family practitioners, pediatricians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and school personnel.

Based on clinical conversations with patients with ADHD and their families, this book provides concise, useful, up to date information of a practical nature for most, if not all of the problems, associated conditions and questions that arise when an individual has concerns about ADHD. Treatments discussed include a thorough review of medication options, with expected results and side effects, as well as other recommended treatments including a variety of therapeutic modalities, and a review of less commonly considered but important interventions regarding general health, sleep, diet, exercise, and school interventions.

Readers will gain an understanding of what ADHD is, practical reviews of the literature that will help in discussion with patients and their families the importance of intervention, and all the resources and options available to provide the best treatment strategies for anyone who has ADHD as well as the commonly associated conditions.

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Medical Treatment of ADHD: A Practical Guide for Clinicians, Counselors, and Parents
This practical and easily navigable book covers the gamut of issues that need to be understood to provide excellent medical care for those with ADHD. Outside of mental health professionals, those who most often treat ADHD are primary care providers such as family practitioners, pediatricians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and school personnel.

Based on clinical conversations with patients with ADHD and their families, this book provides concise, useful, up to date information of a practical nature for most, if not all of the problems, associated conditions and questions that arise when an individual has concerns about ADHD. Treatments discussed include a thorough review of medication options, with expected results and side effects, as well as other recommended treatments including a variety of therapeutic modalities, and a review of less commonly considered but important interventions regarding general health, sleep, diet, exercise, and school interventions.

Readers will gain an understanding of what ADHD is, practical reviews of the literature that will help in discussion with patients and their families the importance of intervention, and all the resources and options available to provide the best treatment strategies for anyone who has ADHD as well as the commonly associated conditions.

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Medical Treatment of ADHD: A Practical Guide for Clinicians, Counselors, and Parents

Medical Treatment of ADHD: A Practical Guide for Clinicians, Counselors, and Parents

by J. Dennis Odell
Medical Treatment of ADHD: A Practical Guide for Clinicians, Counselors, and Parents
Medical Treatment of ADHD: A Practical Guide for Clinicians, Counselors, and Parents

Medical Treatment of ADHD: A Practical Guide for Clinicians, Counselors, and Parents

by J. Dennis Odell

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Overview

This practical and easily navigable book covers the gamut of issues that need to be understood to provide excellent medical care for those with ADHD. Outside of mental health professionals, those who most often treat ADHD are primary care providers such as family practitioners, pediatricians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and school personnel.

Based on clinical conversations with patients with ADHD and their families, this book provides concise, useful, up to date information of a practical nature for most, if not all of the problems, associated conditions and questions that arise when an individual has concerns about ADHD. Treatments discussed include a thorough review of medication options, with expected results and side effects, as well as other recommended treatments including a variety of therapeutic modalities, and a review of less commonly considered but important interventions regarding general health, sleep, diet, exercise, and school interventions.

Readers will gain an understanding of what ADHD is, practical reviews of the literature that will help in discussion with patients and their families the importance of intervention, and all the resources and options available to provide the best treatment strategies for anyone who has ADHD as well as the commonly associated conditions.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780367494797
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 09/21/2020
Pages: 204
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

J. Dennis Odell MD, FAAP medical clinic director at the Center for Persons with Disabilities at Utah State University for 34 years, also private practice in general and developmental/behavioral pediatrics at Intermountain Budge Clinic from 1984 to 2020.

Table of Contents

Contributors

Preface

Section 1 ADHD Defined

Chapter 1 Introduction: An Overview of ADHD

 

Chapter 2 Historical Perspective

Chapter 3 Consequences of ADHD

 

Chapter 4 ADHD-Predominantly Inattentive Presentation

Section 2 Associated Conditions

Chapter 5 Learning Disabilities

 

Chapter 6 Disruptive Behavior Disorders

 

Chapter 7 Anxiety, Mood Disorders and ADHD

 

Chapter 8 Autism and ADHD

 

Chapter 9 Other Symptoms and Conditions Associated with ADHD

 

Section 3 Assessment and Treatment

Chapter 10 Assessment

 

Chapter 11 Medication Management

 

Chapter 12 Medication for Conditions Associated with ADHD

Chapter 13 Behavior Therapies

 

Chapter 14 Other Interventions for ADHD

 

Appendix - Resources

Index

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