ADHD with Comorbid Disorders Clinical Assessment and Management

by Pliszka, Steven R.; Carlson, Caryn Leigh; Swanson, James M.

• ISBN13: 9781572304789
• ISBN10: 1572304782
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-07-02
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Univ. of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio. Provides coverage of diagnostic issues. Presents criteria for determining when to make two diagno- ses in a child, how structured interviews and standardized rating scales can be used to elicit accurate reports, and more. For psychiatrists and graduate students. DNLM: Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity--therapy.

Author Biography

Steven R. Pliszka, MD, is Associate Professor and Chief of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. The recipient of a National Institute of Mental Health Physician Scientist Award, he conducts research in the areas of psychopharmacology and the comorbidity of psychiatric disorder with ADHD.

Caryn L. Carlson, PhD, is Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. She received her doctorate in psychology from the University of Georgia and completed her postdoctoral training at Indiana University. Her research has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, and she has published widely on the assessment and treatment of children with ADHD.

James M. Swanson, PhD, is Professor of Pediatrics and Cognitive Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. In 1983, Dr. Swanson founded the UCI Child Development Center, which offers specialty programs for children with ADHD and also conducts research in this area. His work with children with ADHD has been supported by an array of leading foundations as well as the U.S. Department of Education, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the National Institute of Child Health and Development.

Table of Contents

I INTRODUCTION
Overview of Issues in Comorbidity	3	(12)
II ASSESSMENT
Psychiatric Assessment	15	(10)
Behavioral Assessment	25	(16)
III OVERVIEW OF TREATMENT APPROACHES
Psychopharmacological Interventions	41	(25)
Behavioral Interventions	66	(23)
IV COMORBID CONDITIONS
Disruptive Behavior Disorders and Substance Abuse	89	(24)
Neurological Disorders	113	(13)
Affective Disorders	126	(24)
Anxiety Disorders	150	(13)
Mental Retardation and Pervasive Developmental Disoders	163	(11)
Medical Disorders	174	(14)
Learning Disorders	188	(14)
Tic and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders	202	(17)
V SPECIFIC AREAS OF IMPAIRED FUNCTIONING
Behavioral Interventions for Problems at Home	219	(16)
Behavioral Interventions for Problems at School	235	(16)
Behavioral Interventions for Problems on the Playground	251	(10)
Epilogue: Future Directions in Research and Treatment	261	(10)
References	271	(46)
Index	317