Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder:
Overview with Implications for Residential Treatment and
Therapeutic Schools

Jay J. Jones
Fresno, California

Table of Contents

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

• Overview

• Prevalence

• Nosology

• Etiology
• Neurological
• Environmental

• Genetic

• Features
• Inattention
• Impulsivity

• Hyperactivity

• Diagnosis
• Rating scales
• Interviews
• Direct observation
• Testing
• Informal measures

• Diagnostic confusion

• Developmental course
• Early childhood
• School age
• Adolescence

• Adulthood

• Treatment
• Pharmacotherapy
• Individual interventions
• Group treatment

• Family involvement

• Other implications

• Reference List

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