Nursing Children and Young People With Adhd

ADHD is one of the most commonly diagnosed behavioural disorders in children and young people. It is a complex and contested condition, with potential causes and treatments in the biological, the psychological and the social. This is the first comprehensive text for nurses and other health professionals in this field.

List of contents

Introduction 1. What is and what is not ADHD? 2. Diagnostic frameworks and ADHD 3. Assessment and diagnosis 4. What are the costs of ADHD? 5. Major mental health problems and ADHD 6. What do children, young people and families tell us about living with ADHD? 7. Treatment and management strategies 8. Service provision and care pathways 9. School based interventions for ADHD 10. Adults with ADHD 11. Nurse prescribing and ADHD 12. Good practice and the legal framework

About the author

Noreen Ryan is Nurse Consultant within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services for Bolton Hospitals Trust. She is part of the NICE practice guidelines development group for the assessment and treatment of ADHD in children, adolescents and adults.
Tim McDougall is Nurse Consultant within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Cheshire and Merseyside and a project manager within the Cheshire and Merseyside Child Health Development Programme.

Summary

ADHD is one of the most commonly diagnosed behavioural disorders in children and young people. It is a complex and contested condition, with potential causes and treatments in the biological, the psychological and the social. This is the first comprehensive text for nurses and other health professionals in this field.

Product details

• Authors: Tim Mcdougall, Tim (Cheshire and Merseyside Child Health Development Programme McDougall, McDougall Tim, Noreen Ryan, Noreen (Bolton Hospitals Trust Ryan, Noreen Mcdougall Ryan, Ryan Noreen, RYAN NOREEN MCDOUGALL TIM
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.12.2008
• EAN: 9780415454100
• ISBN: 978-0-415-45410-0
• No. of pages: 270
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Special education; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, MEDICAL / Nursing / General, MEDICAL / Psychiatry / Child & Adolescent, MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / General, EDUCATION / Special Education / Communicative Disorders, Psychotherapy