Everything about ADHD in adolescents is here in one place. This book is for you: a clinician diagnosing and treating teens with ADHD, a teacher educating teens with ADHD, or a parent raising one. Written for all readers, this resource is both comprehensive and straightforward, with quick tips and concise guidance in each chapter.
Now in its fully revised and expanded second edition, this text includes three distinct sections that explore essential aspects of ADHD in adolescents. The first section provides detailed yet accessible best-practices of diagnosis and treatment. The second section takes a deep dive into the many disorders that mimic and co-occur with ADHD. The final and third section focuses on critical topics related to adolescent ADHD: the all new chapter on Girls and ADHD, along with the hard to find chapters on Race, Culture, and Ethnicity in ADHD, as well as Relationships, Sexuality, and Sexual Behavior in Adolescents with ADHD. Across all three sections, clinical scenarios mirror common dilemmas faced by parents and teachers, and recurrent challenges familiar to clinicians. Information and resources direct the reader to best practices in ADHD in adolescents, with useful strategies usable for everyone.
Written by experts in the field, ADHD in Adolescents, 2e is a valuable guide for all clinicians caring for teens with ADHD: pediatricians, child and adolescent neurologists, child and adolescent psychiatrists, adolescent medicine specialists, psychologists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, social workers, and licensed clinical mental health workers. Parents and teachers of adolescents with ADHD will find this resource indispensable.
Alison Schonwald MD is a board-certified developmental behavioral pediatrician. After her undergraduate education at Yale University and then medical school at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Schonwald completed a pediatric residency and developmental-behavioral pediatrics fellowship at Boston’s Children's Hospital, where she served as faculty from 2001-2019. Now affiliated with Cambridge Health Alliance and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, she co-owns Touchstone Neurodevelopmental Center in Woburn, MA. Dr. Schonwald’s clinical interests range from early diagnosis of developmental disabilities to psychopharmacology for children with a variety of developmental disorders. She is a nationally recognized educator of primary care clinicians on topics of ADHD, Autism, Psychopharmacology, and Transition to Adulthood.
DePorres Cormier II, MD is a board-certified developmental behavioral pediatrician. He completed his undergraduate degree at Emory University and received his medical degree from Washington University in Saint Louis. He completed his general pediatric residency at Saint Louis Children’s Hospital and his developmental-behavioral pediatrics fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Cormier currently serves as an Assistant Professor in Pediatrics at Saint Louis University School of Medicine and as an attending developmental-behavioral pediatrician at the Knights of Columbus Developmental Center at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital. Dr. Cormier’s clinical interests include the developmental and behavioral outcomes of children with chronic and complex medical conditions, such as congenital heart defects and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
Shawna McCafferty, MD is a board certified Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrician. Following a career with the US Navy, she completed a post-baccalaureate program at Augusta University and then medical school at the Medical College of Georgia. After completing a pediatric residency and developmental-behavioral pediatrics fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina, Dr. McCafferty established the Breakwater Center for Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. Through her practice, she partners with regional non-profit organizations to provide developmental evaluations in counties with limited diagnostic services. She also serves as the Senior Autism Policy Consultant for the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, working to improve access to developmental-behavioral care throughout the state. Clinically, she promotes the diagnosis and management of autism in primary care, while helping families navigate complex presentations and psychopharmacologic treatment of neurodevelopmental conditions.
