Attention Deficit Disorder: Practical Coping Mechanisms

by Fisher; Barbara C.

• ISBN13: 9780849330995
• ISBN10: 0849330998
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781040179628
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780849318993
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-12-04
• Publisher: CRC Press
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Summary

Completely revised and updated, this Second Edition spans every issue related to ADD care and treatment. New chapters focus on emerging issues, the overlap of sleep disorders, how sleep disorders mimic ADD/ADHD and/or increase the symptoms, ADHD and sleep apnea, ADHD and restless legs or periodic limb movements in sleep, sleep in children, adolescents and adults, the aged population, ADD and women, novel treatment approaches, including a new cognitive training program, methods to diagnosis ADD/ADHD and separate it from other overlapping disorders, and mis-diagnosis.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	v
Preface	vii
Contributors	xv
SECTION A: DEFINING ADHD AND ITS SUBTYPES
Part I: What Is ADD/ADHD? Diagnosing This Disorder Through Time	1
Barbara C. Fisher
Part II: Recognized Subtypes of ADHD: Inattentive, Combined, and Hyperactive	11
Barbara C. Fisher
1. Will the Real ADD (ADHD Inattentive Type) Please Stand Up?	13
Barbara C. Fisher
2. Is the Combined Subtype Really ADHD or Is It Something Else?	27
Barbara C. Fisher
3. Disorders that Mimic ADHD Hyperactive Subtype	35
Barbara C. Fisher
4. Adult ADD/ADHD: What It Is and What It Is Not	43
Barbara C. Fisher
Part III: Reasons for the Overdiagnosis and Misdiagnosis of ADD/ADHD: An Introduction	51
Barbara C. Fisher
5. Misconceptions in the Scientific Community	53
Barbara C. Fisher
6. Diagnostic Concerns When Using Self-Report Measures as the "Gold Standard"	59
Barbara C. Fisher
7. Specific Emotional Disorders that Commonly Lead to Overdiagnosis	67
Barbara C. Fisher
8. Symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury and ADD/ADHD	71
Barbara C. Fisher
9. Secondary Attentional Disturbances Following Traumatic Brain Injury	91
Ronald C. Savage
10. The Overlap of Sleep Apnea and ADD/ADHD	97
Barbara C. Fisher
11. The Relationship of Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movements Disorder in Sleep to ADHD	103
Arthur S. Walters
12. Cardiovascular Disease and ADD/ADHD	105
S. Korotkin
13. Using the Electroencephalogram to Rule Out Seizure Disorder	109
Bharat M. Tolia
14. Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, and Frontal Lobe Syndrome	113
Barbara C. Fisher and G. Avci-Wolf
Part IV: The Overlap of ADD/ADHD and Sleep Disorders—Introduction	129
Barbara C. Fisher
15. ADD/ADHD Symptoms and Daytime Sleepiness in Children	131
Barbara C. Fisher
16. ADD/ADHD Symptoms and Daytime Sleepiness in Teens, Young Adults, and Adults	135
Barbara C. Fisher
17. Risk Factors for Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders	141
Yu-shu Huang and Christian Guilleminault
18. Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movements Disorder in Children and Adolescents	147
Daniel Picchietti and Karla M. Dzienkowski
19. Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movements Disorder in Adults	159
Wayne A. Hening
20. What Is Normal Sleep for Infants and Children?	163
Megan Rauch
21. Abnormal Sleep/Sleep Disorders in Children	183
Rafael Pelayo and Maria Cecilia Lopes
SECTION B: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE ADD? THE EFFECT ON EVERYDAY LIFE
Part V: Primary Problems to Watch for in ADD Children	197
Barbara C. Fisher
22. Reading and Language Problems Related to ADD	199
Barbara C. Fisher and Nancy Torgerson
23. Specific Math Issues Related to ADD/ADHD	203
Barbara C. Fisher and Kathy Albrecht
24. Central Auditory Processing Disorder Versus ADD and Information-Processing Deficits	207
Barbara C. Fisher and Nancy Torgerson
25. ADD/ADHD Versus Brain-Related Symptoms in the Academic Setting	211
Barbara C. Fisher and Kathy Albrecht
Part VI: ADD/ADHD: Adult Issues	219
Barbara C. Fisher
26. ADD Symptoms in a Marriage	221
Barbara C. Fisher
27. The Effect of ADD/ADHD Upon the Family System	229
Barbara C. Fisher
28. ADD and Aging Gracefully	235
Barbara C. Fisher
29. Menopause, Amino Acids, Nutritional, and Neurotransmitter Influences on ADD/ADHD	251
Pamela W. Smith
30. Maintaining Multiple Roles as Wife, Mother, Professional, Daughter, and Sibling: Is There Any Time Left?	261
Barbara C. Fisher and G. Avci-Wolf
SECTION C: THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS: DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
Part VII: Accurate Assessment Means Accurate Diagnosis and Accurate Treatment	269
Barbara C. Fisher
31. Step by Step Assessment of ADD/ADHD for the Clinician: Patterns to Look for in the Evaluation	275
Barbara C. Fisher
Part VIII: Accurate Diagnosis Means Accurate Treatment: Developing a Treatment Plan Following the Evaluation	287
Barbara C. Fisher
SECTION D: TREATMENT OPTIONS: DIRECTIONS AND PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS
Part IX: Neurochemistry of ADHD: Treatment and Implications	293
Donna Lynn Antonucci
Part X: Addressing Sleep: Why Is Sleep So Critical?	311
Barbara C. Fisher
32. What We Should Expect: Normal Sleep Statistics	313
Barbara C. Fisher
33. Behavioral Treatment of Sleep Disorders	315
Barbara C. Fisher
34. Behavioral Treatment of Bedwetting	325
Gerald Mark Rosen and Pearl Lee Yu
35. Options Following the Diagnosis of Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders	329
Barbara C. Fisher
Part XI: Obtaining Help Through the School	333
Sharon Witberg
Part XII: Maintaining One's Mental Health in a Challenging World	339
Barbara C. Fisher and K. Wrobel
Part XIII: Maintaining Physical Health with Weight/Strength Training	349
Ara H. Yardumian
Part XIV: Cognitive Training Programs	353
Barbara C. Fisher and Patricia Jason
Appendix A: Symptoms of ADHD Inattentive Type or ADD Without Hyperactivity in Children	361
Appendix B: Symptoms of ADHD Inattentive Type or ADD Without Hyperactivity in Adults	373
Index	385