Posts Tagged ‘Adulthood’
Brainstorms: Understanding and Treating Emotional Storms of ADHD from Childhood through Adulthood
Review
“…will serve as an invaluable resource for parents, teachers, educators, and psychotherapists.” — (Anthony LaBruzza, 1998)”Illuminating, comprehensive, and delightfully written… offers a fresh perspective on ADHD and related disorders.” — (Eduardo M. Bustamante, 1998)
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Brainstorms – brief moments of highly charged emotional states – are known to all. Everyone has regretted outbursts of misdirected rage, feared moments of panic, welcomed fleeting moments of excited and inspired creativity. When such storms of emotion occur too frequently, too intensely, and become impairing, they can be symptoms of an underlying neuropsychiatric disorder. We all …
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ADHD in Adulthood: A Guide to Current Theory, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Review”The three authors have extensive experience treating both children and adults with ADHD. Although this textbook discusses problems and issues relating to adult patients, it will help anyone to understand the full scope of the disorder. This is an excellent textbook for understanding ADHD both in childhood and in adult life and, thus, it should be useful to both the pediatrician and the family practitioner.” — Pediatric and Child Health”A sensible book, well referenced and up-to-date, it should be on the shelf of any clinic that sees adults with self-regulatory disorders.” — Child Psychology and Psychiatry Review”A comprehensive and authoritative text on the subject of [ADHD in adulthood] that combines a scholarly command…
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Driven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood
Review
This clear and valuable book dispels a variety of myths about attention deficit disorder (ADD). Since both authors have ADD themselves, and both are successful medical professionals, perhaps there’s no surprise that the two myths they attack most persistently are: (a) that ADD is an issue only for children; and (b) that ADD corresponds simply to limited intelligence or limited self-discipline. “The word disorder puts the syndrome entirely in the domain of pathology, where it should not entirely be. Although ADD can generate a host of problems, there are also advantages to having it, advantages that this book will stress, such as high energy, intuitiveness, creativity, and enthusiasm, and they are completely ove…
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