9130: Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood through Adulthood

About the Course:

Through vivid stories of the experiences of their patients (both adults and children), Drs. Hallowell and Ratey show the varied forms ADD takes—from the hyperactive search for high stimulation to the floating inattention of daydreaming—and the transforming impact of precise diagnosis and treatment. this book is conversational in tone, encyclopedic in content, and best of all, grounded in clinical experience. It’s a rich resource with education, family perspectives, diagnosis and treatment, and subtypes.

Author

Hallowell, Edward, M.D., Ratey, John, M.D.

About the Authors:

Edward Hallowell, M.D. is in private practice in adult and child psychiatry.

John Ratey, M.D. is an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and is in private practice.

Course Objectives:

1. To be able to explain the way ADD interacts with other disorders

2. To be able to appreciate the host of problems ADD can generate as well as its advantages

3. To be able to understand the impact ADD can have on families and couples

4. To be able to understand the biology of ADD