Retz / Klein Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Adults

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-3-8055-9238-3
Verlag: S. Karger
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 176, 200 Seiten

Reihe: Key Issues in Mental Health

Worldwide longitudinal studies performed since the 1970s have clearly shown that ADHD persists into adulthood. These findings have stimulated researchers to develop the therapeutic approaches for adult patients, especially in European countries where scientific and clinical interest in ADHD has increased. In this volume, leading experts from Europe and the United States present their long-term results in order to provide an overview of important aspects of ADHD across the lifespan. These results include epidemiology, neurobiology, psychopathology, longitudinal course, comorbidity and social impairment associated with ADHD. Topics include diagnostic problems and therapeutic options as well as molecular genetic studies. Further, morphological and functional imaging studies in adult ADHD are reviewed, as well as the very important issue of comorbidity.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Retz, W.

Klein, R.G.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Riecher-Rössler, A.

Sartorius, N.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinische Soziologie & Psychologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Humangenetik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Gesundheitssoziologie, Medizinsoziologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakologie, Toxikologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Neurologie, Klinische Neurowissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Cover;1
2;Contents;6
3;Preface;8
4;Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults: An Overview;10
4.1;Abstract;10
4.2;History of the ADHD Concept;11
4.3;Utah Criteria;13
4.4;Other Common Comorbidities;16
4.5;Differential Diagnosis;17
4.6;Prevalence;18
4.7;Presumed Etiology;20
4.8;Treatment;23
4.9;Case Histories;26
4.10;Conclusion;34
4.11;References;35
4.12;Appendix A;37
4.13;Appendix B;38
4.14;Appendix C;41
5;Family and Twin Studies in Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder;47
5.1;Abstract;47
5.2;Twin Studies;48
5.3;Family Studies;55
5.4;Conclusions;61
5.5;References;61
6;Molecular Genetics of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder;67
6.1;Abstract;67
6.2;Linkage Analyses;70
6.3;Association Studies;72
6.4;Gene-Environment Interactions;78
6.5;Conclusions;79
6.6;References;79
7;Neurophysiology of Adult Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder;87
7.1;Abstract;87
7.2;Electrophysiology;87
7.3;Quantitative EEG (qEEG);89
7.4;Event-Related Potentials;91
7.5;Conclusion;95
7.6;References;95
8;Brain Imaging in Adult Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder;97
8.1;Abstract;97
8.2;Brain Structure in ADHD;98
8.3;Brain Function in ADHD;101
8.4;ADHD and Comorbid Disorders;107
8.5;Conclusions;107
8.6;References;108
9;Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults: Diagnosis and Prevalence;114
9.1;Abstract;114
9.2;Introduction;114
9.3;General Problems in the Assessment of ADHD in Adults;115
9.4;Multimodal Assessment and Diagnostic Process;119
9.5;Assessment Instruments;124
9.6;Prevalence;130
9.7;Summary and Perspectives;131
9.8;References;133
10;Comorbidity in Adult Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder;135
10.1;Abstract;135
10.2;Diagnostic and Methodological Issues;136
10.3;Study Designs and Estimates of Comorbidity;137
10.4;Concurrent Comorbidity;139
10.5;Comorbidity in Adults with ADHD in the General Population;146
10.6;Factors Influencing Diagnostic Comorbidity;147
10.7;Prognostic Comorbidity of Childhood ADHD;147
10.8;Summary and Conclusions;149
10.9;Acknowledgement;150
10.10;References;150
11;Adult Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder – Functional Impairment, Conduct Problems and Criminality;153
11.1;Abstract;153
11.2;Dysfunction in Activities of Daily Living;154
11.3;ADHD and Criminality;154
11.4;ADHD-Associated Antisociality and APD without ADHD;160
11.5;Conclusion;163
11.6;References;164
12;Psychotherapy in Adult Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder;168
12.1;Abstract;168
12.2;Specific Approaches to Treatment;169
12.3;Previous Psychotherapy Studies;169
12.4;Classification of the Psychotherapeutic Concepts to Date and the Requirements Placed on a Disorder-Oriented Psychotherapy;172
12.5;The Freiburg Treatment Program as an Example of a Disorder-Oriented Therapy Concept with Several Therapy Modules;173
12.6;Conclusion;180
12.7;References;181
13;Psychopharmacological Treatmentof Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults;183
13.1;Abstract;183
13.2;Stimulants;185
13.3;Second-Line Agents;190
13.4;Conclusions;192
13.5;References;193
14;Author Index;196
15;Subject Index;197
16;Back cover;201