ADHD in adults
General information
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Humour and ADHD
ADHD patients often claim to have more wit than others ... and they may need it! Do the Executive Function Self-Test yourself here.
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Women and ADHD
Site of the American National Center for Gender Issues and ADHD.
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ADD/ADHD site of Dr.Thomas E. Brown
Psychologist/author/speaker on ADD/ADHD.
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E-book on ADHD
The ADHD e-book: online book on ADHD in children by Martin L. Kutscher, MD. Good first chapter on difficulties with executive functioning in ADHD.
Research
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National Institutes of Health: ADHD Research
Extensive American site with research abstracts. These are the results from searching on "ADHD adult".
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KNAW (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences)
ADHD research in the Netherlands.
Patient organisations
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Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD)
The site of this American patient organisation provides links to a variety of articles available online and an overview of the American situation regarding ADHD in children and adults.
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National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
The site of this American patient organisation provides links to a variety of articles available online and an overview of the American situation regarding ADHD children and adults
Journals & articles
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ADDitudemag.com
Online magazine with interesting and up-to-date information about ADHD, also for professionals.
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ADDvance
Bimonthly publication for women and girls with ADD, by the psychologists K.G. Nadeau and P.O. Quinn. A free sample copy is available online.
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ADHD Report, The
R.A. Barkley et al., The Guilford Press, New York. Newsletter published six times a year. Provides useful information about recent ADHD research and the latest developments in America. Print subscription may be purchased this link.
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American Journal of Psychiatry, The
Find abstracts of published articles by searching on keywords.
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Archives of General Psychiatry
Find the entire text of recent articles by searching on keywords (for example, "adhd and adults"), for a fee.
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Attention! Magazine
Publication of the American patient organisation for ADHD (CHADD). Can be ordered via this site. Only the table of contents is available online.
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PubMed
Find abstracts of all English-language medical publications by keyword search.
Books
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A.D.D. WareHouse
Site by Roberta en Harvey Parker which offers a large collection of books and videos about ADHD for sale online. A number of articles are available online.
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. A handbook for diagnosis and treatment. Russell A. Barkley, Ph. D., Guilford Publications, New York, 1990.
Good standard work but treats mainly ADHD in children.
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in adulthood
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in adulthood. A practitioner⦥uro;?s handbook. S.J. Triolo, Ph.D.
Clinically oriented, easy-to-use book
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Attention-deficit Disorders and Comorbidities in Children, Adolescents, and Adults
Attention-deficit Disorders and Comorbidities in Children, Adolescents, and Adults. Thomas E. Brown, Ph.D., American Psychiatric Press, Washington, D.C., 2000.
Includes a lot of information about ADHD in combination with comorbid disorders and its treatment.
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Gender Issues and ADHD
Gender Issues and ADHD: Research, Diagnosis and Treatment. Patricia Quinn, M.D. & Kathleen Nadeau, Ph. D. (eds.). Advantage Books, Silver Spring, 2002.
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Ritalin, theory and practice
Ritalin, theory and practice, sec. ed. L.L. Greenhill, B.B. Osman, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. New York, 1999.
All there is to know about Ritalin.
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R. A. Barkley on ADHD