Auteur : Sandberg, Seija

Maison d'édition : Cambridge University Press

Date de publication : 2002

Collation : xiv, 504 p. : ill.

Collection : Cambridge child and adolescent psychiatry series

ISBN : 0521789613

Langue : Anglais

Table des matières : 1. Historical development -- 2. Epidemiological aspects : what have we learned over the last decade? -- 3. Cross-cultural/ethnic aspects of childhood hyperactivity -- 4. Sex differences and their significance -- 5. Classification issues -- 6. The role of attention -- 7. Cognitive aspects and learning -- 8. developmental perspectives -- 9. Behavioural and molecular genetic studies -- 10. Biological underpinnings of ADHD -- 11. Psychosocial contributions -- 12. Institutional care as a risk factor for inattention/overactivity -- 13. Treatments : the case of the MTA study -- 14. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults

Résumé : Building on the success of the first edition and addressing the advances in the field since its publication, Seija Sandberg has brought together a distinguished, international team to review the area of attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) in children and young adults. This new edition is thoroughly revised and updated, with new chapters dealing with the genetic background and the adult form of the disorder. Several of the topics dealt with in the first edition are being covered by new authors in the second.

Mots-clés : Trouble déficitaire de l'attention

Cote : WS 350.8.A8 H998 2002