An expanded, updated, and revised edition, the ADHD Handbook, second edition covers recent advances in causes and management of ADHD, and includes more than 400 scientific references to peer-reviewed articles. It provides answers to the numerous questions that surround ADHD, including how is it diagnosed? What causes ADHD? What are the risks of associated learning and behavior disorders, tics, seizures, and headaches? What treatments are available? What are the choices of medications and the risks of side effects? How can adverse effects be avoided? What are the alternatives to medication? Do children outgrow ADHD, and how long is treatment required? ADHD Handbook is written for neurologists, pediatricians, practicing physicians, residents, fellows and students of medicine, psychologists, educators, occupational and speech therapists, nurse practitioners and other healthcare providers. It also offers parents a readable, but uniquely well documented and objective account of ADHD symptoms, diagnosis, medications, alternative treatments, and management.
J. Gordon Millichap, MD, FRCP, is Professor Emeritus of Neurology and Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and Pediatric Neurologist at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. With the support of Training Grants from the NINDB, NIH, Bethesda, MD, and other sources, Dr. Millichap established pediatric neurology training programs at the Mayo Clinic, and Children's Memorial Hospital at Northwestern University (now Lurie Children's).
After receiving his M.D. degree from Saint Bartholomew's Hospital and Medical College, University of London, Dr. Millichap held fellowships and teaching positions at many of the outstanding medical schools and hospitals in the United States, including Boston Children's Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, and the National Institutes of Health.
Dr. Millichap is an elected Fellow of many professional societies and associations including: Royal College of Physicians, American Neurological Association, American Academy of Neurology, American Pediatric Society, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Epilepsy Society, American Electroencephalographic Society, American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, and many others.
Dr. Millichap has written and edited books on neurology, epilepsy, learning disabilities, and nutrition. He has over 150 articles in professional journals that can be found on PubMed, SCOPUS, Google Scholar, ORCID, Reuters Web of Science, and other major indices. He has four sons.
