Understanding ADHD

This book is based on an in-depth, filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Stephen Hinshaw, Professor of Psychology at UC Berkeley. Stephen Hinshaw is an expert in the fields of clinical child and adolescent psychology and developmental psychopathology, as well as stigma, preventive interventions and dehumanization related to mental illness. This extensive conversation examines the facts and misunderstandings surrounding ADHD, diagnosis and misdiagnosis, treatment, family responsibilities, the subtitles of medication, adult ADHD, gender, what's happening on an international level and finally the stigma of mental illness.


This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, The Last Frontier, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:


On Genes and Explorers - Different perspectives

Brain Biology - Neurotransmitters and cortex investigations

Diagnosis and Treatment - Theory, practice and uncertainty

Behaviour and Medication - Not so straightforward

Adults and Gender - More subtleties appear

Stigma - The elephant in the room

Public Policy - Unexpected consequences

Adderall for All? - Objective vs. subjective effects

Global Perspectives - Getting a bigger picture

Towards A Better Future? - Reasons for pessimism and optimism




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