Family Therapy for ADHD: Treating Children, Adolescents, and Adults by Craig A.

Description: Family Therapy for ADHD by Craig A. Everett, Sandra Volgy Everett This work presents an innovative approach to assessing and treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in the family context. Whether one or more family members are symptomatic, ADHD has broad systemic markers and effects. This book shows strategies for diagnosing the disorder. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This book presents an innovative approach to assessing and treating ADHD in the family context. Readers learn strategies for diagnosing the disorder and evaluating its impact not only on affected young persons but also on their parents and siblings. Also addressed are the neurobiological underpinnings of ADHD, and clinical issues that arise when a parent also shows signs of the disorder. From expert family therapists, the volume outlines how professionals can help families mobilize their resources to manage ADHD symptoms; enhance parent-child and marital relationships; improve functioning in school and work settings; and develop more effective coping strategies. Session-by-session intervention plans for clients at different developmental stages are accompanied by a wealth of illustrative case material. Back Cover This book presents an innovative approach to assessing and treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in the family context. Readers learn strategies for diagnosing the disorder and evaluating its impact not only on affected young persons but also on their parents and siblings. Also addressed are the neurobiological underpinnings of ADHD, and clinical issues that arise when a parent also shows signs of the disorder. From expert family therapists, the volume outlines how professionals can help families mobilize their resources to manage ADHD symptoms; enhance parent-child and marital relationships; improve functioning in school and work settings; and develop more effective coping strategies. Session-by-session intervention plans for clients at different developmental stages are accompanied by a wealth of illustrative case material. Author Biography Craig A. Everett, Sandra Volgy Everett Table of Contents Introduction: Family Experiences of ADHD1. Diagnosing ADHD in Clinical Practice2.The Clinical Evaluation: Diagnosing, Consultation, Testing, and the Use of Medication3. Interdisciplinary Issues and Multiple Responsibilities of the Therapist4. Assessing ADHD in the Intergenerational Family System5. A Five-Stage Developmental Modelfor Assessing ADHD throughout the Family System6. Developing Therapeutic Interventions for Children with ADHD and Their Families7. Developing Therapeutic Interventions for Adolescents with ADHD and Their Families8. Developing Therapeutic Interventions for Adults with ADHD and Their FamiliesReferencesIndex Review Because much has already been written about the disorder, one reasonable question about any new book on the subject is whether it contributes anything new to the literature that may be helpful to clinicians. The short answer in this case is a definitive yes....Family Therapy for ADHD is thoughtful, readable, and clinician friendly. The clinical wisdom the authors have gleaned from many years of practice is evident in their good use of case studies to illustrate their creative ideas. The book has a strong how-to quality that is helpful to clinicians who are interested in incorporating the authors ideas into practice....The family systems perspective presented in Family Therapy for ADHD enriches our current knowledge about assessment and treatment of ADHD. This very practical book is likely to be useful for mental health clinicians who work with individuals who are experiencing ADHD, particularly with children and adolescents.--Psychiatric Services...a needed resource for clinicians that treat ADHD clients and their families. The book offers approaches for family assessment and intervention, especially in the area of parent-child interactions, sibling relationships, and even marital communication....This text would be most helpful for clinical family therapists and other health care providers who desire additional strategies and techniques to help families care for and understand their child with ADHD. The authors have provided valuable tools and guidelines to help therapists support the family as well as the child with ADHD, toward becoming a healthy, functioning family unit.--Journal of Pediatric NursingHighly readable and practical....One of [the books] strengths lies in bringing a family systems approach to the ADHD literature. It is a long-needed perspective that will do much to influence a shift away from individualized approaches, in which the diagnosed family member is scapegoated, to one that involves the family unit working together supportively....Mental health professionals working with ADHD would be wise to add this title to their library.--ReadingsAt last, a terrific book about ADHD from the family systems perspective! The authors provide everything the clinician could want--compassionate and competent case examples; encyclopedic information about ADHD, including a multigenerational look at family patterns of the disorder; and detailed treatment planning guides. Wide-ranging yet focused, this book is a must read for every practitioner with an interest in ADHD and families.--Augustus Y. Napier, PhD, Author of The Fragile BondSolidly grounded in research and practice, this eminently practical book provides the guidance clinicians need to detect and treat ADHD in the family context. The authors explain both the whats and the hows of interventions for this complex condition, offering guidelines for working with other professionals as well as with families. The book also serves as a succinct introduction to family systems theory and process. Its illustrations of the intergenerational transmission of symptomatology are especially strong.--William C. Nichols, EdD, ABPP, President, International Family Therapy AssociationThis book moves beyond focusing on individual symptoms to understanding and treating ADHD in a family context. Especially helpful are the session-by-session assessment and treatment models for children, adolescents, and adults, along with numerous case examples illustrating how therapists can mobilize family resources to enhance intervention effectiveness. This book is essential reading for anyone working with ADHD populations. I am strongly recommending it to staff, interns, and postdoctoral residents working in our ADHD clinic. It also will be useful as a supplementary text for graduate courses in family therapy and child assessment and therapy.--Natalie Rathvon, PhD, District of Columbia Commission on Mental Health Services; George Washington University - Highly readable and practical....One of [the books] strengths lies in bringing a family systems approach to the ADHD literature. It is a long-needed perspective that will do much to influence a shift away from individualized approaches, in which the diagnosed family member is scapegoated, to one that involves the family unit working together supportively....Mental health professionals working with ADHD would be wise to add this title to their library. --Readings, 7/18/2001 Review Quote "It is well written and very readable with excellent tables outlining the main points of each chapter and accented with specific case illustrations....an excellent resource and it is highly recommended for students, beginning practitioners and experienced therapists working with ADHD individuals and their families. It is a good reference book that endorses a systemic approach. Everett and Volgy-Everett provide a clear and concise model for practice in addition to expressing an empathetic understanding the difficulties individuals and families face when coping with this diagnosis."--The Canadian Child Psychiatry Review "I recommend this book to all who work with children with ADHD."--Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry "Because much has already been written about the disorder, one reasonable question about any new book on the subject is whether it contributes anything new to the literature that may be helpful to clinicians. The short answer in this case is a definitive yes....Family Therapy for ADHDis thoughtful, readable, and clinician friendly. The clinical wisdom the authors have gleaned from many years of practice is evident in their good use of case studies to illustrate their creative ideas. The book has a strong how-to quality that is helpful to clinicians who are interested in incorporating the authors ideas into practice....The family systems perspective presented inFamily Therapy for ADHDenriches our current knowledge about assessment and treatment of ADHD. This very practical book is likely to be useful for mental health clinicians who work with individuals who are experiencing ADHD, particularly with children and adolescents."--Psychiatric Services "...a needed resource for clinicians that treat ADHD clients and their families. The book offers approaches for family assessment and intervention, especially in the area of parent-child interactions, sibling relationships, and even marital communication....This text would be most helpful for clinical family therapists and other health care providers who desire additional strategies and techniques to help families care for and understand their child with ADHD. The authors have provided valuable tools and guidelines to help therapists support the family as well as the child with ADHD, toward becoming a healthy, functioning family unit."--Journal of Pediatric Nursing "Highly readable and practical....One of [the books] strengths lies in bringing a family systems approach to the ADHD literature. It is a long-needed perspective that will do much to influence a shift away from individualized approaches, in which the diagnosed family member is scapegoated, to one that involves the family unit working together supportively....Mental health professionals working with ADHD would be wise to add this title to their library."--Readings Details ISBN1572307080 Author Sandra Volgy Everett Short Title FAMILY THERAPY FOR ADHD Publisher Guilford Publications Language English ISBN-10 1572307080 ISBN-13 9781572307087 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2001 Imprint Guilford Publications Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Illustrations illustrations Edition 1st Residence AZ, US Birth 1942 Subtitle Treating Children, Adolescents, and Adults DOI 10.1604/9781572307087 UK Release Date 2001-10-18 NZ Release Date 2001-10-18 US Release Date 2001-10-18 Pages 270 Publication Date 2001-10-18 Alternative 9781572304383 DEWEY 616.85890651 Audience Undergraduate AU Release Date 2001-10-17 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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