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ADHD in Adolescents
Diagnosis and Treatment

Arthur L. Robin
Foreword by Russell A. Barkley

 This highly practical guide presents an empirically based "nuts-and-bolts" approach to understanding, diagnosing, and treating ADHD in adolescents. Practitioners learn to conduct effective assessments and formulate goals that teenagers can comprehend, accept, and achieve. Educational, medical, and family components of treatment are described in depth, illustrated with detailed case material. Included are numerous reproducible handouts and forms.

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Contents

Foreword, Barkley
Preface
I. Definitions, Descriptions, and Theory
Introduction
1. Definitions and Diagnostic Criteria
2. Follow-Up Studies and Theoretical Models
II. Evaluation and Diagnosis
Introduction
3. Medical Evaluation and Rating Scales
4. Interviewing and Determining Comorbidities/Differential Diagnoses
5. Cognitive Testing, Educational Impairment, and Laboratory/Observational Measures
6. Integration of Data
III. Treatment
Introduction
7. Educating Families about ADHD
8. Medical Interventions, with Howard Schubiner
9. Enhancing Academic Success
10. Parenting and Family Interventions
11. Family and Home Management Techniques
12. Restoring Parental Control and Other Structural Interventions
13. Phasing Out and Follow-Up
14. Two Adolescents Tell Their Stories
Epilogue
Appendix: Medication Research

Reviews

"If I were asked to select only two or three books that I would consider essential to clinical practice in relation to adolescents with ADHD, this book would head the list. It should be readily available to every clinician who works with adolescents and their families."
-George W. Hynd, EdD

"An excellent resource for both therapists and educators."
-Craig A. Everett, PhD

"Dr. Robin's approach is especially successful in balancing medical and psychological aspects of treatment....Unlike many other works on ADHD, the book specifically addresses important psychological characteristics of adolescence that affect this age group's understanding and acceptance of treatment."
-Esther H. Wender, MD

"Robin's careful focus on both broad concepts and the details of the clinical process addresses an array of important topics in an area that is too often ignored."
-Michael Gordon, PhD