Jan Willer

Could It Be Adult Adhd?

A Clinician's Guide to Recognition, Assessment, and Treatment

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Could it be Adult ADHD? is for mental health professionals who wish to learn how to recognize, assess, and treat adult ADHD.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. April 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9780190256319
• ISBN-10: 0190256311
• Artikelnr.: 47864041

Autorenporträt

Jan Willer, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist in independent practice in Chicago, Illinois. Could it Be Adult ADHD? is her second book; the first was The Beginning Psychotherapist's Companion. She enjoys teaching, lecturing, writing and working with psychotherapy clients.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by J. Russell Ramsay
Acknowledgments
Section I: Recognition
1. Meet Clara and Troy: Two Adults with ADHD
2. Adult ADHD Symptoms
3. Hidden ADHD: Presenting Problems and Comorbidity
4. Recognizing Strengths
Section II: Assessment
5. A Framework for Assessment
6. Medical Problems and ADHD: Comorbidity and Mimics
7. Assessing Family History, Childhood and Adult Development
8. Assessing Adaptive Functioning
Section III: Treatment
9. Psychotherapy Goals, Structure and Challenges
10. Psychoeducation about Cognitive Differences
11. Skills Training
12. Comorbid Conditions, Emotional Distress and Dysfunctional Cognitions
13. Medications
14. Review of Other Treatments for ADHD
Afterword: Some Final Thoughts
Appendix 1: Psychological Assessment of ADHD
Appendix 2: The Quick Delay Questionnaire
Appendix 3: Omega-3 Fatty Acids Client Handout
Recommended Reading
References
About the Author
Index