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An empirically based approach to understanding, diagnosing, and treating attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adolescents. Balancing research and theory with detailed case reports, the author presents each step of his structured intervention program and provides easy-to-follow guidelines to illustrate its integration of educational, medical, and psychological components. Fourteen chapters discuss topics including how core symptoms are manifested in adolescents, strengths and limitations of using DSM-IV criteria for this age group, creative counseling techniques, parenting principles, guidelines for handling out-of-control teenagers, stepfamily issues, and medications. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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