Managing Attention Disorders in Children

Managing Attention Disorders in Children

A Guide for Practitioners

Goldstein, Michael; Goldstein, Sam

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

08/1994

Mixed media product

Inglês

9780471303183

0471303186

340

This title presents practitioners with a comprehensive guide for understanding attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, a complex affliction characterized by inattention, over arousal, hyperactivity and impulsivity. Includes a comprehensive overview of the problems encountered by children as well as approaches to school intervention.
OVERVIEW, BACKGROUND AND ETIOLOGY. Attention Disorders. Etiology. MULTIDISCIPLINARY ASSESSMENT OF ATTENTION DISORDERS. Medical Evaluation. The Evaluation of School Functioning. Home Evaluation of Attention Disorder. Clinical Evaluation of Attention Problems. Making the Diagnosis of ADHD. INTERVENTION. The Multidisciplinary/Multitreatment Model. Medication Intervention. Cognitive--Mediational Interventions. Managing and Educating the ADHD Child at School. Social Skill Training for ADHD Children. Teaching Parents to Cope with and Manage ADHD Children. Concluding Remarks. Appendices. References. Indexes.
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