Hyperactivity and attention disorders of childhood

Building on the success of the first edition and addressing the advances in the field since its publication, Seija Sandberg has brought together a distinguished, international team to review the area of attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) in children and young adults. This 2002 edit...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Sandberg, Seija (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press c2002.
Edition:2nd ed
Series:Cambridge child and adolescent psychiatry series.
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Table of Contents:
  • Historical development / Seija Sandberg and Joanne Barton
  • Epidemiology of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: what have we learned over the last decade? / Jan K. Buitelaar
  • Cross-cultural/ethnical aspects of childhood hyperactivity / Ernest S.L. Luk, Patrick W.L. Leung and Ting-Pong Ho
  • Sex differences and their significance / Ellen Heptinstall and Eric Taylor
  • Classification of hyperactivity / Russell Schacher and Josaph A. Sergeant
  • The role of attention / Jaap J. van der Meere
  • Cognitive aspects and learning / Erika Hagemann, David A. Hay and Florence Levy
  • Developmental perspectives / Sheryl Olson
  • Genetic contributions / Irwin D. Waldman and Soo Hyun Rhee
  • Biological underpinnings of ADHD / F. Xavier Castellanos and James Swanson
  • Psychosocial contributions / Seija Sandberg
  • Institutional care as a risk factor for inattention/overactivity / Michael Rutter, Penny Roy and Jana Kreppner
  • Treatments / Peter S. Jensen and the MTA Group
  • Attention deficity hyperactivity disorder in adults / Brian Toone.