ADHD and its many associated problems

ADHD and Its Many Associated Problems is a clinical handbook about infants, children, adolescents, young adults, middle-aged, and elderly people with ADHD and all its many comorbidities. It is the only book on ADHD that includes the comprehensive view of the condition as but one (albeit, perhaps the most important) of many disorders subsumed under the umbrella concept of ESSENCE (Early Symptomatic Syndromes Eliciting Neurodevelopmental Clinical Examinations). This book reviews the history of ADHD, its definitions, symptoms, associated ESSENCE problems, etiology, risk and protective factors, approach to diagnosis and diagnostic work-up, comprehensive intervention guidelines, and outcome.

Definitions and diagnostic criteria -- ADHD and the concept of ESSENCE (Early Symptomatic Syndromes Eliciting Neurodevelopmental Clinical Examinations) -- Prevalence of ADHD, DAMP, and ESSENCE -- Development of symptoms during childhood and adolescence -- Difficulties in speech, language, reading, writing, mathematics, motor control, and other specific learning/developmental disorders -- Mental health problems/additional psychiatric disorder -- Other associated problems not classified as mental or psychiatric disorders -- Differentiation from other conditions differential diagnosis -- Diagnosis of ADHD, DAMP, or disorders in ESSENCE group -- Causes, risk factors, and laboratory findings -- What is the outcome can you outgrow it? -- Intervention : psychoeducation, self-help, supportive measures, and treatment -- Who can help? -- Case histories of ADHD, DAMP, and disorders in ESSENCE group.