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ADHD in adults

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Introduction top

The interest in ADHD as diagnosis in adults is recent. Psychiatrists and other mental health services often know little about ADHD in adults, even though the estimated prevalence in adults is at least 1%. ADHD patients are often better informed about the disorder than caregivers. A lot of information can be gathered via the Internet, and there are many patient sites to be found.

Our first objective in selecting sites is to help caregivers to catch up on the subject and to provide the practitioners with preliminary information about the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in adults. We further selected sites that follow the latest developments in the Netherlands and the US.

In the treatment of ADHD, psycho-education is very important. Referring patients to relevant information is therefore also essential. To prevent the patient from getting lost in the mass of information available, we provide specially selected sites of interest to patients. Quality of content and accessible design were the main considerations.


General informationtop

  • 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.

  • Women and ADHD

    Site of the American National Center for Gender Issues and ADHD.

  • ADD/ADHD site of Dr.Thomas E. Brown

    Psychologist/author/speaker on ADD/ADHD.

  • 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.


Researchtop


Patient organisationstop


Journals & articlestop

  • ADDitudemag.com

    Online magazine with interesting and up-to-date information about ADHD, also for professionals.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • American Journal of Psychiatry, The

    Find abstracts of published articles by searching on keywords.

  • Archives of General Psychiatry

    Find the entire text of recent articles by searching on keywords (for example, "adhd and adults"), for a fee.

  • 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.

  • PubMed

    Find abstracts of all English-language medical publications by keyword search.


Bookstop

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.
    A book for caregivers.  In-depth coverage of the underdiscussed issues of gender related to ADHD. 

  • 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.

  • R. A. Barkley on ADHD