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Attention Deficit Disorder/ADHD Information & Assessment Services

The Attention Deficit Information Network, Inc. (AD-IN)

National Resource Center on AD/HD
Relevant Publications That Can Be Obtained through Libraries

"A Comparison of treatments in children with ADHD" By Huffman, Grace B. (2000). In American Family Physician May, 61(9): p2839.

"A conceptual model of child psychopathology: Implications for understanding attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and treatment efficacy." Rapport, Mark D.; Chung, Kyong-Mee; Shore, Gail; Isaacs, Patti . Journal of Clinical Child Psychology. Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc: US, 2001 Mar. 30 (1): p. 48-58.

"Age-Dependent decline of symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Impact of Remission Definition and Symptom Type" By Biederman, Joseph; Mick, Eric; Faraone, Stephen V. (2000). In American Journal of Psychiatry May, 157(5): p816 (3 pages).

"Assessing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder." Anastopoulos, Arthur D.; Shelton, Terri L. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers: New York, NY, US, 2001. xvi, 349pp.

"Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder." Casat, Charles D.; Pearson, Deborah A.; Casat, Jeanette Pierret. In: H. Booney Vance, Ed; Andres Pumariega, Ed. Clinical assessment of child and adolescent behavior. John Wiley & Sons, Inc: New York, NY, US, 2001. p. 263-306 of xvi, 557pp.

"Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Clinical features." Solanto, Mary V. In: Mary V. Solanto, Ed; Amy Frances Torrance Arnsten, Ed; et al. Stimulant drugs and ADHD: Basic and clinical neuroscience.. Oxford University Press: New York, NY, US, 2001. p. 3-30 of xii, 410pp.

"Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Peer relationships and peer-oriented interventions." Mrug, Sylvie; Hoza, Betsy; Gerdes, Alyson C. In: Douglas W. Nangle, Ed; Cynthia A. Erdley, Ed. The role of friendship in psychological adjustment. Jossey-Bass Inc, Publishers: San Francisco, CA, US, 2001. p. 51-77 of 112pp. Series title: New directions for child and adolescent development, No. 91.

"Clinical effects of stimulant medication in ADHD." Greenhill, Laurence L. In: Mary V. Solanto, Ed; Amy Frances Torrance Arnsten, Ed; et al. Stimulant drugs and ADHD: Basic and clinical neuroscience.. Oxford University Press: New York, NY, US, 2001. p. 31-71 of xii, 410pp.

"Comorbidity of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder with early- and late-onset Bipolar Disorder" By Sachs, Gary S.; Baldassano, Claudia F.; Truman, Christine J.; and Guille, Constance (2000). In American Journal of Psychiatry March, 157(3): p466 (3 pages).

"Does My Child Need Ritalin? Stimulants are still the most effective treatment for ADHD. The challenge is to use them wisely." (2000). In Newsweek April, 135(17): p81.

"Evidence-Based Psychological Treatments for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder" By Pelham, William E., Jr. and Fabiano, Gregory A.(2008). In Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (37):1. 184-214.
"Fighting an unknown enemy: ADHD" By Eldridge, Ken (2000). In Education Digest Feb, 65(5): p7 (3 pages).

"Findings from the NIMH Multimodal Treatment Study of ADHD (MTA): Implications and applications for primary care providers. "Jensen, Peter S.; Hinshaw, Stephen P.; Swanson, James M.; Greenhill, Laurence L.; Conners, C. Keith; Arnold, L. Eugene; Abikoff, Howard B.; Elliott, Glen; Hechtman, Lily; Hoza, Betsy; March, John S.; Newcorn, Jeffrey H.; Severe, Joanne B.; Vitiello, Benedetto; Wells, Karen; Wigal, Timothy. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: US, 2001 Feb. 22 (1): p. 60-73.

"Homework success for children with ADHD: A family-school intervention program." Power, Thomas J.; Karustis, Janes L.; Habboushe, Dina F. The Guilford Press: New York, NY, US, 2001. xviii, 232pp. Series title: The Guilford school practitioner series.

"Making sense of Ritalin" By Pekkanen, John (2000) In Reader's Digest Jan, 156(933): p152 (7 pages).

"Medicating Children" By Mayes, Rick; Bagwell, Catherine; Erkulwater, Jennifer. Harvard University Press (2009).

"Power parenting for children with ADD/ADHD: A practical parent's guide for managing difficult behaviors" (2000) Review In Adolescence Spring, 35(137): p223.

"Social functioning and emotional regulation in the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder subtypes" By Maedgen, Jennifer W. and Carlson, Caryn L (2000). In Journal of Clinical Child Psychology March, 29(1): p30 (13 pages).

"Treating children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder."Anastopoulos, Arthur D.; Klinger, Erika E.; Temple, E. Paige. In: Jan N. Hughes, Ed; Annette Marie La Greca, Ed; et al. Handbook of psychological services for children and adolescents.. Oxford University Press: New York, NY, US, 2001. p. 245-266 of x, 485pp.

"Treatment outcomes with low income children and adolescents with attention deficit." Ralph, Norbert B.; Oman, Douglas; Forney, Willard .Children & Youth Services Review. Elsevier Science Inc: US, 2001 Feb. 23 (2): p. 145-167

"Visual behaviour of ADHD children during an attention test: an almost forgotten variable" By Borger, Norbert and Moore, Jaap van der (2000). In Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines May, 41(4): p525 (8 pages).

"What does the MTA study tell us about effective psychosocial treatment for ADHD?" Greene, Ross W.; Ablon, J. Stuart . Journal of Clinical Child Psychology. Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc: US, 2001 Mar. 30 (1): p. 114-121.

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