Hyperactivity and Attention Disorders of Childhood (Cambridge Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521789613 ISBN 13: 9780521789615

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2002

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Book Description:

Building on the success of the first edition, Seija Sandberg has brought together a distinguished, international team of researchers and clinicians to revisit attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) in young people. This new edition is thoroughly revised and updated. Some chapters, such as that dealing with the genetic background, are completely new. And some of the areas dealt with in the first edition are being covered by new authors in the second. This will be essential reading for all professionals involved in the management and care of people with ADHD.

About the Author:

Specialist's qualifications in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry both in Finland and the UK; worked mostly in the UK, as a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist since 1977, held Senior Lecturer posts at the Institute of Psychiatry, University of Glasgow, and the Royal London Hospital. Docent (Reader) at the University of Turku, Finland since 1986. For the previous 3 years worked in Finland (Universities of Jyväskylä and Helsinki). Carried out clinical and epidemiological research in hyperactivity in the UK. Set up Parent Skills Training programs for pre-school overactivity in Glasgow and in Helsinki. Other research interests include the role of stress in children's physical and mental health. Author of one book on hyperactivity and editor of another one. Other publications include some 70 scientific papers and book chapters. Date of birth 29.5.44.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0521789613
• ISBN 13: 9780521789615
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 520
• Editor: Sandberg Seija