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060 0 ^aWS350^bB881a 2013
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100 1 ^aBrown, Thomas E.,^d1942-
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245 12 ^aA new understanding of ADHD in children and adults :^bexecutive function impairments /^cThomas E. Brown.
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260 ^aNew York :^bRoutledge, Taylor & Francis Group,^c2013.
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300 ^axvi, 192 pages :^billustrations ;^c24 cm
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504 ^aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 165-187) andindex.
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505 0 ^a35 myths about ADHD and why they are wrong -- A newparadigm for an old disorder: ADHD as impaired executivefunctions -- What research reveals about the causes andunfolding nature of ADHD -- How the new model changesassessment of ADHD in children and adults -- Howtreatments for ADHD affect the brain and improve executivefunctions -- Why many learning and psychiatric disordersso often co-occur with ADHD.
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520 ^a"For over 100 years, ADHD has been seen as essentially abehavior disorder. Recent scientific research hasdeveloped a new paradigm which recognizes ADHD as adevelopmental disorder of the cognitive management systemof the brain, its executive functions. This cutting-edgebook pulls together key ideas of this new understanding ofADHD, explaining them and describing in understandablelanguage scientific research that supports this new model.It addresses questions like: - Why can those with ADHDfocus very well on some tasks while having greatdifficulty in focusing on other tasks they recognize asimportant? - How does brain development and functioning ofpersons with ADHD differ from others?- How do impairmentsof ADHD change from childhood through adolescence and inadulthood?- What treatments help to improve ADHDimpairments? How do they work? Are they safe?- Why dothose with ADHD have additional emotional, cognitive, andlearning disorders more often than most others?- Whatcommonly-held assumptions about ADHD have now been provenwrong by scientific research?Psychiatrists, psychologists,social workers, and other medical and mental healthprofessionals, as well as those affected by ADHD and theirfamilies, will find this to be am insightful andinvaluable resource^"--^cProvided by publisher.
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650 0 ^aAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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650 0 ^aAttention-deficit disorder in adults.
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650 0 ^aMental illness^vClassification.
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650 12 ^aAttention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity^xphysiopathology.
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650 22 ^aDevelopmental Disabilities^xphysiopathology.
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