The Science of ADHD
A Guide for Parents and Professionals
1. Edition October 2010
346 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
The Science of ADHD addresses the scientific status of
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in an informed and
accessible way, without recourse to emotional or biased viewpoints.
The author utilises the very latest studies to present a reasoned
account of ADHD and its treatment.
* Provides an up-to-date account of the neuroscience of ADHD, and
the limitations of such research
* Addresses the scientific status of ADHD from an objective and
evidence-based standpoint without recourse to emotional and
uninformed argument
* Describes and discusses the ever increasing scientific
evidence
* As a parent of a child with ADHD, the author has first-hand
experience of the subject matter, and a unique understanding of the
information parents require on the subject
Preface.
1. What is ADHD?
2. Diagnosis, Epidemiology and Comorbidity.
3. Causality and the environmental hypotheses of ADHD.
4. Psychological theories of ADHD.
5. The Genetics of ADHD.
6. The Neuroscience of ADHD.
7. Psychostimulant Treatment of ADHD.
8. Non-stimulant Medication and Non-pharmacological
Treatment.
9. Addiction, Reward and ADHD.
10. The Past, Present and Future Science of ADHD.
Glossary.
References.
Index.
everything you want to know about ADHD." (Young
Minds Magazine, 21 March 2013)
"The book is a masterful summary of the extant literature on
ADHD, sophisticated enough for professionals and accessible enough
for parents and other laypeople. It deserves to be read by anyone
with a personal or professional interest in ADHD. Parents should
read it to become inoculated against the many myths and simplistic
ideas about ADHD that they will encounter. Professionals should
read it as a stimulus to examining recent and classic primary
source documents on the topic. For either audience, the subtitle's
description of the book as a "guide" is true in the fullest sense
of the word." (Metapsychology, 9 August 2011)
"Overall the book provides an excellent platform, and the
impressive list of references means that the reader can explore
much farther in their area of interest." (The Psychologist, 1 July
2011)
'The Science of ADHD is a felicitous mix of the
scholarly and popular. I would certainly recommend it as a valuable
handbook for informed parents and professionals engaged in the
management of children with ADHD. At the same time, senior students
and researchers about to undertake work in the area would also
greatly benefit from it.'
--Emeritus Professor John Bradshaw, Monash University,
Australia
'This is an accessible and sane account of our knowledge
about ADHD. The combination of personal experience and scientific
understanding make it an attractive and helpful account for all
those wanting to learn.'
--Professor Eric Taylor, Kings College London Institute
of Psychiatry, UK
