ADHD: Primary Care Perspectives

Table of Contents

1. "My Child is Hyper": How Can My Pediatrician Help?
2. DIAGNOSIS
3. CO-MORBIDITIES
4. DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS
5. ANXIETY DISORDERS
6. OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER
7. AUTISM
8. PHARMACOLOGIC TREATMENT: STIMULANT MEDICATIONS
9. PHARMACOLOGIC TREATMENT: OTHER MEDICATIONS
10. NON-PHARMACOLOGIC MANAGEMENT OF ADHD
11. POST-TEST
12. USEFUL RESOURCES
13. SELECTED REFERENCES
14. THE AUTHORS

USEFUL RESOURCES

There are many on-line resources available for family members and professionals. Some are high quality and others are of questionable validity. Several dependable links are listed here:

CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder ) (the national advocacy group for ADHD)

National Institutes of Health: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents

Centers for Disease Control: Facts about ADHD from the CDC

National Resource Center on ADHD: ADHD in Adults

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Medications for ADHD