Scattered Minds: Hope and Help for Adults with ADHD - Hardcover

Lenard Adler; Mari Florence

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0399153616 ISBN 13: 9780399153617

Publisher: Putnam Adult, 2006

Synopsis

Citing a high number of adult ADHDsufferers as well as the condition's challenging symptoms, a detailed reference refutes common misconceptions while providing advice on how to obtain an accurate diagnosis and seek the most appropriate treatments, in a volume that shares numerous case stories and a wealth of coping strategies. 40,000 first printing.

About this title

About the Author:

Lenard Adler, M.D., is director of the Adult ADHD Program at New York University, where he is also an associate professor of psychiatry and neurology. He has appeared on 60 Minutes and the Today show, as well as in The New York Times, USA Today, U.S. News & World Report, and elsewhere, discussing his treatment methods for adults with ADHD.

Mari Florence is a health writer who has cowritten books such as What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Fibromyalgia.

Review:

... a much-needed starting place for understanding what ADHD is in adults, and what can be done to treat adults... -- Timothy E. Wilens, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and author of Straight Talk About Psychiatric Medications in Kids

...balanced and highly informative...yet conveyed with his extraordinary bedside manner... Well done, Dr. Adler. -- Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D., Research Professor of Psychiatry, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY

Well organized and comprehensive, this is sure to become a valuable resource. Highly recommended for all public libraries. -- Library Journal

Whether you are a professional or a lay person, this book will give you all you need to know. -- Edward Hallowell, M.D., author of Driven to Distraction, Delivered from Distraction, and CrazyBusy,

About this edition

• Publisher: Putnam Adult
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0399153616
• ISBN 13: 9780399153617
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 193