ADHD: COGNITIVE SYMPTOMS, GENETICS AND TREATMENT OUTCOMES -- ADHD: COGNITIVE SYMPTOMS, GENETICS AND TREATMENT OUTCOMES -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: FUNCTIONALITY OF THE ADHD INDIVIDUAL: THE DISADVANTAGES AND BENEFITS OF STIMULANT TREATMENT -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- ABOUT ADHD: THE FACTS -- TOPIC #1: TREATMENT - WHY ARE STIMULANTS USED TO TREAT INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED AS HYPERACTIVE? -- TOPIC #2: EFFECTS OF STIMULANT DRUGS, PARTICULARLY ON SOCIALIZATION -- TOPIC #3: IS THIS REDUCTION IN SOCIALIZATION BENEFICIAL? -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2: FAMILY DYNAMICS, CONVERSATIONS AND ATTACHMENT PATTERNS: THE CONSTRUCTION OF ADHD -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- AIMS OF THE STUDY -- METHOD -- ANALYSIS -- FAMILY IN THE STUDY -- ATTACHMENT STRATEGIES -- ANALYSIS OF FAMILY INTERVIEW -- ARE WE NORMAL : DEFINITIONS OF 'NORMAL' FAMILY LIFE -- MEDICAL AND BIOLOGY DISCOURSE - PERSONALITY AND PROBLEMS AS DUE TO HEREDITY -- RESPONSIBILITY AND FREE - WILL -- LACK OF CONTROL OF TEMPER - RED MIST -- PROBLEMS RELATED TO FAMILY RELATIONAL ISSUES AND CONFLICTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3: DO PROFESSIONS DIFFER IN THEIR BELIEFS ABOUT THE CAUSES AND TREATMENT OF ATTENTION-DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER? -- ABSTRACT -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4: MOTOR COORDINATION DYSFUNCTION IN ADHD: NEW INSIGHTS FROM THE CLASSROOM TO GENETICS -- ABSTRACT -- 1. BACKGROUND -- 2. MOTOR COORDINATION DYSFUNCTION AND ADHD: LESSONS FROM THE CLASSROOM, IN JAPAN -- 3. THE POSSIBLE OPTION FOR INTERVENTIONS: METHYLPHENIDATE ON MOTOR FUNCTIONS IN ADHD -- 4. BRAIN IMAGING STUDIES ON ADHD WITH DCD -- 5. GENETIC STUDIES ON ADHD WITH DCD -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES.

Chapter 5: IMPORTANCE OF NUTRITION OPTIMIZATION IN MULTIMODAL TREATMENT IN CHILDREN WITH ATTENTION-DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIAL AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6: THE RELATION BETWEEN SLUGGISH COGNITIVE TEMPO AND ADHD: A CRITICAL REVIEW -- ABSTRACT -- CONCLUSION- CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.