Beyond Ritalin - Facts About Medication and Other Strategies for Helping Children,

Informationen zum Autor Stephen W. Garber, Ph.D. is one of the country's leading parenting experts and is the director of Behavioral Institute of Atlanta. Klappentext In the late 1980s, ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and its treatment with the drug Ritalin came to national attention and became one of the most hotly debated health issues. That debate continues to rage today. But for the millions of ADHD children, adolescents and adults, it still remains painfully difficult to get clear and authoritative answers to the many questions that this confusing disorder poses. Do I have a correct diagnosis of ADHD? What kind of medication might be helpful? What else can and should I do to help myself or my child deal with this problem? Now, at last, the authors of Beyond Ritalin, acknowledged experts on ADHD, provide a complete road map and guide for coping with this disorder. Including anecdotal case histories, as well as a complete checklist of ADHD symptoms, charts, work sheets and a comprehensive list of valuable resources and support groups. Zusammenfassung In the late 1980s! ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and its treatment with the drug Ritalin came to national attention and became one of the most hotly debated health issues. That debate continues to rage today. But for the millions of ADHD children! adolescents and adults! it still remains painfully difficult to get clear and authoritative answers to the many questions that this confusing disorder poses. Do I have a correct diagnosis of ADHD? What kind of medication might be helpful? What else can and should I do to help myself or my child deal with this problem? Now! at last! the authors of Beyond Ritalin! acknowledged experts on ADHD! provide a complete road map and guide for coping with this disorder. Including anecdotal case histories! as well as a complete checklist of ADHD symptoms! charts! work sheets and a comprehensive list of valuable resources and support groups. ...

Product details

• Authors: Janet Garber, S.W. Garber, Stephen W Garber, Stephen W. Garber
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.02.1997
• EAN: 9780060977252
• ISBN: 978-0-06-097725-2
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 16 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / General, Abnormal psychology, Reference works, Parenting: advice and issues, Relationships and families: advice and issues, Separation and divorce: advice and issues, Family and health, PSYCHOLOGY: General, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Reference, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Activities, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Education, PSYCHOLOGY: Psychopathology / Eating Disorders, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Parenting / Co-Parenting, Coping with / advice about ADHD