A comprehensive guide to the assessment scales, interviews, and
questionnaires for ADHD for children, adolescence, and adults.
Written by world-renowned experts in psychiatry, specifically in ADHD.
Dr Conners' work in this book is invaluable as he is the author of the
most widely used assessment scales in the field.
A follow-up of the 2003 first edition of the Guide to Assessment Scales
in Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (also written by Dr Conners
and Dr Kollins)
Concise analysis of the most useful and popular scales assessing ADHD
for children, adolescents, and adults.
Explains how to most effectively use the top assessment scales in ADHD
for children and adults in the context of a clinical practice
Expert commentaries highlight the advantages and disadvantages of each
scale, in addition to providing a discussion on how and when to
administer them.
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly
studied and diagnosed psychiatric disorder in children, affecting about
3-5% of children globally and diagnosed in about 2-16% of school aged
children. Additionally, it is a chronic disorder; 30-50% of individuals
diagnosed with ADHD in childhood continue to be symptomatic in
adulthood. However, with early diagnosis, medical management and
behavioral treatment has been most effective when treating patients with
ADHD at any age.
Assessment scales are critical and essential tools for the diagnosis and
treatment of patients with ADHD. This book has been designed to provide
clinicians with a quick guide to the most effective assessment scales in
ADHD for patients at any age. Additionally, the scales are used in
clinical trials to evaluate drug efficacy.
