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New Handbook Title Published - Clinical Diagnosis and Management of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders by Drs. Mark Wolraich and Howard Schubiner

04-24-2009

Professional Communications, Inc. is pleased to announce the publication the premier edition of Clinical Diagnosis and Management of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders by Drs. Mark Wolraich and Howard Schubiner.

This handbook reviews diagnostic criteria for ADHD, including issues pertinent to the diagnostic criteria based on age (children (preschool & school age), adolescents, and adults)  Differential diagnosis and common comorbid conditions are discussed, The management of ADHD as a chronic condition, emphasizing parent/family education development of target goals, is described in detail.

Medication treatment of ADHD is discussed, including dosing, pharmacokinetics of the medications, select clinical trial results, benefits, and side effects. Psychosocial treatments including parent training, coaching, token program, daily report card, classroom modifications, and social skills training are also presented.

Mark Wolraich, MD is director of the Child Study Center and Professor of Pediatrics at the Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center.  Howard Schubiner, MD is a Clinical Professor at Wayne State University.

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