Now in a revised and expanded third edition, this Handbook presents the latest knowledge on the nature, diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Provided are state-of-the-art guidelines for understanding and managing the challenges ADHD poses to children, adolescents, and adults in a range of settings. Featuring a new chapter on combined therapies, the third edition is the most comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date work in the field.

Table of Contents:
Part I: The Nature of ADHD. Barkley, History. Barkley, Primary Symptoms, Diagnostic Criteria, Prevalence, and Gender Differences. Barkley, Associated Cognitive, Developmental, and Health Problems. Barkley, Comorbid Disorders, Social and Family Adjustment, and Subtyping. Barkley, Etiologies. Barkley, ADHD in Adults: Developmental Course and Outcome of Children with ADHD, and ADHD in Clinic-referred Adults. Barkley, A Theory of ADHD. Part II: Assessment. Barkley, Edwards, Diagnostic Interview, Behavior Rating Scales, and the Medical Examination.Gordon, Barkley, Lovett, Tests and Observational Measures. Hathaway, Dooling-Litfin, Edwards, Integrating the Results of an Evaluation: Ten Clinical Cases. Murphy, Gordon, Assessment of Adults with ADHD. Part III: Treatment. Anastopoulos, Rhoads, Farley, Counseling and Training Parents. Cunningham, COPE: Large-group, Community-based, Family-centered Parent Training. Robin, Training Families with Adolescents with ADHD. Pfiffner, Barkley, DuPaul, Treatment of ADHD in School Settings. Cunningham, Cunningham, Student-mediated Conflict Resolution Programs. Connor, Stimulants. Spencer, Antidepressant and Specific Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor Treatments. Connor, Other Medications. Smith, Barkley, Shapiro, Combined Child Therapies. Murphy, Psychological Counseling of Adults with ADHD. Prince, Wilens, Spencer, Biederman, Pharmacotherapy of ADHD in Adults.