A new understanding of ADHD in children and adults executive function impairments
"For over 100 years, ADHD has been seen as essentially a behavior disorder. Recent scientific research has developed a new paradigm which recognizes ADHD as a developmental disorder of the cognitive management system of the brain, its executive functions. This cutting-edge book pulls together k...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Routledge
2013.
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| Colección: | Gale eBooks
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009797941906719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. 35 myths about ADHD and why they are wrong
- 2. A new paradigm for an old disorder : ADHD as impaired executive functions
- 3. What research reveals about the causes and unfolding nature of ADHD
- 4. How the new model changes assessment of ADHD in children and adults
- 5. How treatments for ADHD affect the brain and improve executive functions
- 6. Why many learning and psychiatric disorders so often co-occur with ADHD.
