ADHD : variability between mind and body / Radek Ptacek and Hana Kuzelova.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ptáček, Radek, author.

Kuzelova, Hana, author.

Series:

Psychiatry - Theory, Applications and Treatments

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Learning disabilities.

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (148 p.)

Place of Publication:

[Hauppauge], New York : Nova Science Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has been considered as one of the most frequently diagnosed psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents. Nowadays it is becoming among one of the most common lifelong psychiatric disorders. Although ADHD symptoms are clearly defined by DSM 5, it influences the life of each person in many different and variable ways. ADHD is not a single phenomenon with simple causes and simple manifestations. One of the main characteristics of ADHD is variability. Variability in etiology, genetics, biology of the disorder, symptomatology and especially real

Contents:

ADHD: VARIABILITY BETWEEN MIND AND BODY; ADHD: VARIABILITY BETWEEN MIND AND BODY; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Introduction; List of Acronyms; Chapter 1: Concept Evolution, Diagnosis and Etiology of ADHD; Abstract; 1.1. Concept Evolution and Criteria of ADHD; 1.2. Diagnosis of ADHD; 1.2.1. Criteria in DSM-IV; 1.2.2. Criteria in DSM-5; Diagnostic Criteria; 1.2.3. International Classification of Diseases ICD -10; 1.3. Differential Diagnoses and Comorbidity of ADHD; 1.3.1. Comorbid Diagnoses; 1.3.2. Differential Diagnoses; 1.4. Classification of ADHD

Abstract3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Genetic studies; 3.2.1. Family and Twin Studies; 3.2.2. ""Linkage"" Studies; 3.2.3. Association Studies; 3.3. Genes and Their Variants; 3.3.1. Dopamine System; DRD4 - The Dopamine Receptor Gene 4; DAT1 - The Dopamine Transporter Gene; DRD1 - The Dopamine Receptor Gene D1; DRD2 - The Dopamine Receptor Gene D2; DRD3 - The Dopamine Receptor Gene D3; DRD5 - The Dopamine Receptor Gene D5; DBH -The Dopamine-beta Hydroxylase Gene; 3.3.2. Serotoninergic System; SLC6A4 - The Serotonin Transporter Gene (5HTT); HTR1B - The Serotonin 1B Receptor Gene

3.3.3. Noradrenergic SystemADRA 1A - Gene for Adrenergic α 1A-receptor; ADRA 2A - Genefor Adrenergic α 2A-receptor; SLC6A2 - Gene for the Noradrenaline Transporter; 3.3.4. Other Genes; COMT - Gene for Catechol-O-methyl Transferase; SNAP 25 - Synaptosomal - Associated Protein; TACR1 - Gene for Tachykinin Receptor 1; TPH1 a TPH2 - Genefortryptophan Hydroxylase 1 and Genefor Tryptophan Hydroxylase 2; MAO - Monoamine Oxidase; 3.4. Summary; Chapter 4: Variability of Physical Growth in ADHD; Abstract; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Physical Development and Its Changes in Children with ADHD

4.3. Physical Growth and Its Changes in Medicated Children with ADHD4.3.1. Cross-Sectional Studies; 4.3.2. Longitudinal Studies; 4.3.3. Effects of Treatment on the Growth Hormone; 4.4. Summary; Chapter 5: Variability of Mental Development in ADHD; Abstract; 5.1. Cognitive Development; 5.1.1. Attention and concentration; 5.1.2. Memory; 5.1.3. Executive dysfunction; 5.1.4. Verbal Skills and Understanding Speech; 5.1.5. Spatial Coordination and Perception; 5.2. Social Aspects of ADHD; 5.3. Developmental Aspects of ADHD; 5.4. Summary; Chapter 6: Variability of Eating Habits in Children with ADHD

Abstract

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63463-863-8