Moodiness in ADHD [electronic resource] : A Clinician's Guide /
Daviss, W. Burleson.editor.
This book gives clinicians a framework and tools to accurately assess moodiness in patients with ADHD, and to provide the most appropriate pharmacological and psychosocial treatments for such problems. This book reviews the assessment and treatment of moodiness in ADHD patients of all ages, but focuses primarily on children and adolescents. Chapters review effective assessment strategies for various potential causes of moodiness in patients with ADHD, then psychosocial and pharmacological treatments and their empirical basis. Specific chapters are devoted to the moodiness characteristic of ADHD itself, and to other disorders co-occurring with it such as disorders of mood, anxiety, trauma-exposure, disruptive behaviors, autism, substance use, and medical problems.  The also text includes useful case summaries and tables to illustrate key clinical points useful in working with these patients.  Moodiness in ADHD is a potentially vital resource for clinicians wanting to improve their skill working with patients having these challenging problems.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Moodiness in ADHD:  Public Health and Clinical Perspectives -- General Strategies for Assessing ADHD:  Interviews, Rating Scales and Informants -- Developmental Considerations and Moody ADHD -- Medical Problems and ADHD -- Medication Side Effects and ADHD -- Depressive Disorders and ADHD -- Bipolar Disorders and ADHD -- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation, Other Disruptive and Aggressive Disorders in ADHD -- Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders and ADHD -- Post-traumatic Stress Disorders and ADHD -- Autism Spectrum and Other Developmental Disorders and ADHD -- Substance Use Disorders and ADHD -- Moody Adults with ADHD -- Next Steps for Clinicians and Researchers.
This book gives clinicians a framework and tools to accurately assess moodiness in patients with ADHD, and to provide the most appropriate pharmacological and psychosocial treatments for such problems. This book reviews the assessment and treatment of moodiness in ADHD patients of all ages, but focuses primarily on children and adolescents. Chapters review effective assessment strategies for various potential causes of moodiness in patients with ADHD, then psychosocial and pharmacological treatments and their empirical basis. Specific chapters are devoted to the moodiness characteristic of ADHD itself, and to other disorders co-occurring with it such as disorders of mood, anxiety, trauma-exposure, disruptive behaviors, autism, substance use, and medical problems.  The also text includes useful case summaries and tables to illustrate key clinical points useful in working with these patients.  Moodiness in ADHD is a potentially vital resource for clinicians wanting to improve their skill working with patients having these challenging problems.
Psychiatry.
Primary care (Medicine).
General practice (Medicine).
Psychiatry.
Primary Care Medicine.
General Practice / Family Medicine.