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Providing a new perspective on ADHD in adults, this compelling book analyzes findings from two major studies directed by leading authority Russell A. Barkley. Groundbreaking information is presented on the significant impairments produced by the disorder across major functional domains and life activities, including educational outcomes, work, relationships, health behaviors, and mental health.

Thoughtfully considering the treatment implications of these findings, the book also demonstrates that existing diagnostic cri... MORE

Introduction	p. 1
History and Prevalence of ADHD in Adults	p. 9
Diagnostic Criteria for ADHD in Adults	p. 26
Defining ADHD in Adults: Making the Diagnosis in the UMASS and Milwaukee Studies	p. 41
DSM Symptom Utility and the Issue of Age of Onset	p. 78
Impairment in Major Life Activities	p. 130
Identifying New Symptoms of ADHD in Adulthood	p. 170
Comorbid Psy... MORE	p. 205
Educational and Occupational Functioning	p. 245
Drug Use and Antisocial Behavior	p. 291
Health, Lifestyle, Money Management, and Driving	p. 330
Sex, Dating and Marriage, Parenting, and Psychological Adjustment of Offspring	p. 377
Neuropsychological Functioning	p. 400
Summary, Conclusions, and Treatment Implications	p. 434
References	p. 467
Index	p. 489
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Russell A. Barkley, PhD, ABPP, is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Barkley has published numerous books, more than 200 scientific articles and book chapters, and 7 videos on ADHD and related disorders, including childhood defiance. He is also the editor of the newsletter The ADHD Report. A frequent conference presenter and speaker who is widely cited in the national media, he is past president of the Section on Clinical Child Psychology, Division 12 of the American Psychological Association, and of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. His website is www.russellbarkley.org. Kevin R. Murphy, PhD, is founder and Director of the Adult ADHD Clinic of Central Massachusetts in Northborough and is also Research Associate Professor of Psychiatry, State University of New York Upstate Medical University in Syracuse. He was previously Director of the Adult ADHD Clinic and an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He has published extensively on adults with ADHD and consults widely on the clinical diagnosis and management of ADHD in adults. Dr. Murphy served as the coinvestigator on the research study of clinic-referred adults with ADHD reported in this volume and conducted the clinical evaluations of all of the adults in that project. Mariellen Fischer, PhD, is currently in private practice and was previously a pediatric neuropsychologist and Professor in the Division of Neuropsychology, Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Fischer has published numerous articles on ADHD, developmental psychopathology, and neuropsychology. She and Dr. Barkley have reported the earlier results of the Milwaukee longitudinal study of hyperactive children, the adult outcome of which is presented in this book. Dr. Fischer served as coinvestigator and the Milwaukee site principal investigator on the longitudinal study reported in this volume.

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