Focusing on Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) as a life-long neurological problem that affects adults as well as children, this definitive book describes the various forms ADD takes, how professionals distinguish ADD patterns from "unacceptable" behavior, and how medication and behavior modification techniques can balance its negative and positive ...
Featuring gripping profiles of patients with ADD who have triumphed, this text by the bestselling authors of "Driven to Distraction" is a wise, loving guide to releasing the positive energy that all people with ADD hold inside.
Bestselling author and renowned psychiatrist Dr. Ratey presents a groundbreaking and fascinating investigation into the transformative effects of exercise on the brain.
The authors of DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION, the bestselling book about Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), present their theories on how to cope with the realities of living with ADD.
Acknowledging that scientific discovery constantly alters our understanding of the human mind, John J. Ratey of the Harvard Medical School nevertheless posits his map of the brain, explaining its structure and functioning. Using the findings of neuroimaging and biochemistry, Ratey identifies four theatres, or capacities, of the mind that together ...
Every year, millions of withdrawn little girls and chronically overwhelmed women go undiagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder because they don't fit the stereotypical profile: they're not fast-talking, hyperactive, or inattentive, and they are not male. Sari Solden's groundbreaking study reveals that ADD affects just as many women as men, and ...
The authors suggest that certain everyday behaviors that are usually considered to be common psychological problems (emotional outbursts, discomfort in social situations) have their true source in our brain chemistry--and must be recognized and treated as such.
The authors of DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION, the bestselling book about Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), present their theories on how to cope with the realities of living with ADD.
The authors suggest that certain everyday behaviors that are usually considered to be common psychological problems (emotional outbursts, discomfort in social situations) have their true source in our brain chemistry--and must be recognized and treated as such.
In the last few years, psychiatry in the field of mental retardation has begun to reexamine the subtler effects of the medications it employs. This volume is designed to further our understanding of the pharmacologic treatability of the mental illnesses that individuals with mental retardation often display. The book shows how mentally retarded ...
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Women with Attention Deficit Disorder: Embracing Disorganization at Home and in the Workplace
