Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- 1 Historical Development
- 2 Epidemiological aspects: what have we learned over the last decade?
- 3 Cross–cultural/ ethnic aspects of childhood hyperactivity
- 4 4 Sex differences and their significance
- 5 Classification issues
- 6 The role of attention
- 7 Cognitive aspects and learning
- 8 Developmental perspectives
- 9 Behavioural and molecular genetic studies
- 10 Biological underpinnings of ADHD
- 11 Psychosocial contributions
- 12 Institutional care as a risk factor for inattention/overactivity
- 13 Treatments: The case of the MTA study
- 14 Attention feficit hyperactivity disorder in adults
- Index
Frontmatter
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 August 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- 1 Historical Development
- 2 Epidemiological aspects: what have we learned over the last decade?
- 3 Cross–cultural/ ethnic aspects of childhood hyperactivity
- 4 4 Sex differences and their significance
- 5 Classification issues
- 6 The role of attention
- 7 Cognitive aspects and learning
- 8 Developmental perspectives
- 9 Behavioural and molecular genetic studies
- 10 Biological underpinnings of ADHD
- 11 Psychosocial contributions
- 12 Institutional care as a risk factor for inattention/overactivity
- 13 Treatments: The case of the MTA study
- 14 Attention feficit hyperactivity disorder in adults
- Index
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- Hyperactivity and Attention Disorders of Childhood , pp. i - ivPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2002