Steven R. Pliszka

Treating ADHD and Comorbid Disorders (eBook, ePUB)

Psychosocial and Psychopharmacological Interventions

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) frequently experience co-occurring problems with aggression, mood swings, tics, anxiety, or depression. Organized around detailed case presentations, this highly informative book helps the clinician make sound decisions when assessing and treating the full range of ADHD comorbidities. Experienced child psychiatrist Steven Pliszka offers straightforward guidance on how to avoid common diagnostic errors, develop an individualized medication regimen, minimize health risks and side effects, collaborate successfully with parents, and tailor psychosocial treatments to each family's needs. A reproducible structured interview facilitates sorting out symptoms and distinguishing between different comorbid disorders.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Guilford Publications
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Altersempfehlung: ab 3 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Mai 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781606233993
• Artikelnr.: 48028438

Autorenporträt

Steven R. Pliszka, MD, is Dielmann Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, where he served as Chief of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry from 1995-2015. Throughout his career, Dr. Pliszka has been involved in a wide range of administrative, research, clinical, and educational activities. His research focuses on attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and related disorders; he has been involved with numerous clinical trials of medications for ADHD and currently uses functional magnetic imaging to try to understand the mechanisms of action of ADHD treatments. He has also been involved in several projects to integrate mental health services into pediatric primary care. Dr. Pliszka maintains an active clinical practice and serves as the attending psychiatrist for two residential facilities for children with severe behavioral and emotional disorders.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Overview of Comorbid Disorders in ADHD 2. Oppositional Defiant and
Conduct Disorders 3. Impulsive Aggression 4. Bipolar Disorder 5. Depressive
Disorders 6. Anxiety Disorders 7. Tic and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders 8.
Intellectual Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorders
Appendix IA: Structured Clinical Interview for Parents
Appendix IB: Child and Adolescent Clinician Interview Appendix II: Brief
Update on Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

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