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Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Adults Key Issues in Mental Health, Vol. 176

:	W. Retz, R.G. Klein
:	Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Adults Key Issues in Mental Health, Vol. 176
:	Karger
:	9783805592383
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:	CHF 67.30
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:	Angewandte Psychologie
:	English

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Worldwide longitudinal studies performed since the 1970s have clearly shown that ADHD persists into adulthood. These findings have stimulated researchers to develop the therapeutic approaches for adult patients, especially in European countries where scientific and clinical interest in ADHD has increased. In this volume, leading experts from Europe and the United States present their long-term results in order to provide an overview of important aspects of ADHD across the lifespan. These results include epidemiology, neurobiology, psychopathology, longitudinal course, comorbidity and social impairment associated with ADHD. Topics include diagnostic problems and therapeutic options as well as molecular genetic studies. Further, morphological and functional imaging studies in adult ADHD are reviewed, as well as the very important issue of comorbidity.

	Cover	1
	Contents	6
	Preface	8
	Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults: An Overview	10
	Abstract	10
	History of the ADHD Concept	11
	Utah Criteria	13
	Other Common Comorbidities	16
	Differential Diagnosis	17
	Prevalence	18
	Presumed Etiology	20
	Treatment	23
	Case Histories	26
	Conclusion	34
	References	35
	Appendix A	37
	Appendix B	38
	Appendix C	41
	Family and Twin Studies in Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder	47
	Abstract	47
	Twin Studies	48
	Family Studies	55
	Conclusions	61
	References	61
	Molecular Genetics of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder	67
	Abstract	67
	Linkage Analyses	70
	Association Studies	72
	Gene-Environment Interactions	78
	Conclusions	79
	References	79
	Neurophysiology of Adult Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder	87
	Abstract	87
	Electrophysiology	87
	Quantitative EEG (qEEG)	89
	Event-Related Potentials	91
	Conclusion	95
	References	95
	Brain Imaging in Adult Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder	97
	Abstract	97
	Brain Structure in ADHD	98
	Brain Function in ADHD	101
	ADHD and Comorbid Disorders	107
	Conclusions	107
	References	108
	Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults: Diagnosis and Prevalence	114
	Abstract	114
	Introduction	114
	General Problems in the Assessment of ADHD in Adults	115
	Multimodal Assessment and Diagnostic Process	119
	Assessment Instruments	124
	Prevalence	130
	Summary and Perspectives	131
	References	133
	Comorbidity in Adult Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder	135
	Abstract	135
	Diagnostic and Methodological Issues	136
	Study Designs and Estimates of Comorbidity	137
	Concurrent Comorbidity	139
	Comorbidity in Adults with ADHD in the General Population	146
	Factors Influencing Diagnostic Comorbidity	147
	Prognostic Comorbidity of Childhood ADHD	147
	Summary and Conclusions	149
	Acknowledgement	150
	References	150
	Adult Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder – Functional Impairment, Conduct Problems and Criminality	153
	Abstract	153
	Dysfunction in Activities of Daily Living	154
	ADHD and Criminality	154
	ADHD-Associated Antisociality and APD without ADHD	160
	Conclusion	163
	References	164
	Psychotherapy in Adult Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder	168
	Abstract	168
	Specific Approaches to Treatment	169
	Previous Psychotherapy Studies	169
	Classification of the Psychotherapeutic Concepts to Date and the Requirements Placed on a Disorder-Oriented Psychotherapy	172
	The Freiburg Treatment Program as an Example of a Disorder-Oriented Therapy Concept with Several Therapy Modules	173
	Conclusion	180
	References	181
	Psychopharmacological Treatmentof Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults	183
	Abstract	183
	Stimulants	185
	Second-Line Agents	190
	Conclusions	192
	References	193
	Author Index	196
	Subject Index	197
	Back cover	201