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Overview
This far-reaching work from renowned scientist-practitioner Russell A. Barkley provides a radical shift of perspective on ADHD. The volume synthesizes neuropsychological research and theory on the executive functions, illuminating how normally functioning individuals are able to bring behavior under the control of time and orient their actions toward the future. Meticulously applying this model to an examination of the cognitive and social impairments manifested by ADHD, Barkley offers compelling new directions for thinking about and treating this disorder.The book contains black-and-white illustrations.
Synopsis
This far-reaching work from renowned scientist-practitioner Russell A. Barkley provides a radical shift of perspective on ADHD. The volume synthesizes neuropsychological research and theory on the executive functions, illuminating how normally functioning individuals are able to bring behavior under the control of time and orient their actions toward the future. Meticulously applying this model to an examination of the cognitive and social impairments manifested by ADHD, Barkley offers compelling new directions for thinking about and treating this disorder.
Booknews
Barkley (psychology, psychiatry, & neurology, U. of Massachusetts Medical Center) offers a counter to current conceptualizations of Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, arguing that it is fundamentally a problem of self-control, and that inattention is a secondary characteristic. His hypotheses draw on neuropsychological research concerning the ability to delay one's response to external stimuli and the development of the executive functions involved in self-control. Implications for research and clinical practice are significant. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Editorials
From the Publisher
"This is a masterful synthesis of what we know about ADHD from the clinic and the laboratory. Dr. Barkley's focus on the failure of hyperactive children and adults to inhibit their behavior has major and useful implications for diagnosis and treatment. This book will make a lasting contribution." --Judith Rapoport, MD"Kudos to Russell Barkley for his courage and tenacity in producing this elegant and eloquent synthesis of facts and concepts about ADHD. Besides being a landmark work of neuropsychiatric importance, this book is a great example of the best in scientific thought, bursting with a joyful creativity that is grounded in but not constricted by accumulated knowledge and conventional wisdom." --Martha Bridge Denckla, MD
"An important theoretical contribution that will generate a great deal of research interest. More importantly, the new clinical approaches that stem from this framework may be of significant immediate and long-term benefit to our patients." --Lily Hechtman, MD, FRCP, McGill University