Attention deficit disorder : the unfocused mind in children and adults / Thomas E. Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Thomas E., 1942-

Series:

Yale University Press health & wellness.

Yale University Press health & wellness

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults.

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Physical Description:

xxi, 360 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Myths about Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder(ADD/ADHD) abound. This disorder frequently goes unrecognized, and even when diagnosed may be inadequately treated. In this up-to-date and clearly written book, a leading expert offers a new way of understanding ADD. Drawing on recent findings in neuroscience and a rich variety of case histories from his own clinical practice, Dr. Thomas E. Brown describes what ADD syndrome is, how it can be recognized at different ages, and how it can best be treated. This is the first book to address the perplexing question about ADD: how can individuals, some very bright, be chronically unable to "pay attention," yet be able to focus very well on specific tasks that strongly interest them? Dr. Brown disputes the "willpower" explanation and explains how inherited malfunctions of the brain's management system prevent some people from being able to deal adequately with challenging tasks of childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. His book is an authoritative and practical guide for physicians and psychologists, parents and teachers, and the 7 to 9 percent of persons who suffer from ADD/ADHD.

Contents:

Misconceptions about focus and willpower

Six aspects of a complex syndrome

ADD syndrome and the working brain

Childhood: struggling with self-management

Adolescence: greater independence brings new challenges

Adulthood: managing responsibilities, finding a niche

How ADD syndrome differs from normal inattention

Disorders that may accompany ADD syndrome

Medications and other treatments

Fears, prejudices, and realistic hope.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-348) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-72979-5

9786611729790

0-300-12788-X

OCLC:

923588727