CHAPTER 21 Attention Deficits and Hyperactivity

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CHAPTER 21Attention Deficits and Hyperactivity

• JASON AND ELIZABETH (Case Study)
• A HISTORY OF ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY
  DISORDER
• DIAGNOSIS AND ADHD SUBTYPES
• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder,
  Combined Type
• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder,
  Predominantly Inattentive Type
• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder,
  Predominantly Impulsive/Hyperactive Type
• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Not
  Otherwise Specified
• PREVALENCE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
• CAUSES OF ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY
  DISORDER
• Heredity
• Other Causes
• Structural and Functional Differences in the
  Brain
• CLINICAL COURSE

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• ASSOCIATED IMPAIRMENTS
• Deficits in Executive Function
• Academic Underachievement
• Impairment in Adaptive Skills
• Developmental Coordination Disorder
• Sleep Difficulties
• Accidental and Nonaccidental Injury
• OTHER ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS
• EVALUATION
• TREATMENT
• Empowering the Child, Parent, and Teacher
• Psychosocial Interventions
• Educational Interventions
• Pharmacological Treatment
• Stimulant Medication
• Treatment of Stimulant Nonresponders

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• Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity
  Disorder and Comorbid Disorders
• Tic Disorders
• Internalizing Disorders
• Conduct Disorder
• Seizure Disorders
• OUTCOME
• SUMMARY