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| ADHD in Adults: What the Science Says | 
 enlarge | Authors: Russell A. Barkley, Kevin R. Murphy, Mariellen Fischer
Publisher: The Guilford Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 489
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.5
ISBN: 1593855869
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.8589
EAN: 9781593855864
ASIN: 1593855869
Publication Date: October 19, 2007
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Providing a new perspective on ADHD in adults, this compelling book analyzes findings from two major studies directed by leading authority Russell A. Barkley. Groundbreaking information is presented on the significant impairments produced by the disorder across major functional domains and life activities, including educational outcomes, work, relationships, health behaviors, and mental health. Thoughtfully considering the treatment implications of these findings, the book also demonstrates that existing diagnostic criteria do not accurately reflect the way ADHD is experienced by adults, and points the way toward developing better criteria that center on executive function deficits. Accessible tables, figures, and sidebars encapsulate the study results and offer detailed descriptions of the methods used.
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The "Holy Grail" has arrived! March 19, 2008
15 out of 19 found this review helpful
Within the vast, bleak universe of adult ADHD, most glints of hope, have either blinked pathetically, using what remains of rapidly stagnating, kinetic, energy or have imploded in the air-less vacuum of a world that few understand and even fewer care about. This new book by authors Barkley, Murphy, and Fischer has, for the first time, given me the confidence to believe that, for adults with ADHD, a new day has dawned, a new light is shining, and the thick fog of shame may, over time, be blown away.
The door has finally slammed shut for the skeptics, the uninformed, the misinformed, the mal-intended, and the ignorant health care professionals and "experts" who, unless they buy a copy of this book and study its contents, will find that their days treating adults with ADHD are numbered.
I am not an MD, psychiatrist, psychologist, or PhD clinician; I am a 50 year old well-educated, upper-middle class, senior executive-level, male who, in my early 40's, was diagnosed with ADHD. In the struggle to help identify the potential sources of my rapidly deteriorating life, I had finally found one that had a name, but was it too late for it to matter?
To stay afloat in my cesspool of confusion and uncertainty, in addition to therapy and medication, I relied heavily on finding and studying every source of information that I could dig up regarding adult ADHD. At the time, with the exception of a few, well written and relevant books that were on the market, there wasn't much from which to choose. Despite these resources being helpful, something was still missing in the conversation, but I didn't have the capacity to understand the nature of what that might be. Over the next year, it became obvious to me; I was able to understand the extent to which ADHD had negatively affected my life and discovered, first-hand, "the ugly truth" as to why; that adult ADHD is one of our most debilitating and devastating disorders. It was while looking and listening for informed, motivated, and credible advocates who truly understood and promoted this philosophy that I also discovered a silence that continued to be deafening, until now.
I lost my marriage and left behind a turbulent twenty year career and sustainable income, and have spent the last two years in a desperate search for my lost life. Today, as a worn out Guinea Pig in my own ADHD experiment, the results of which I hope to utilize in my attempts to create positive change for me, and perhaps for other adults with ADHD, I take great comfort in reading and studying "ADHD in Adults: What the Science Says." I appreciate this amazing resource, and feel the utmost respect for the three authors who have devoted their lives and considerable talents and skills to not only wade through and organize the dark morass of books, clinical studies, scientific papers, surveys, interviews, and journals that already existed, but to add to this mix their own ground-breaking and desperately needed perspective and conclusions regarding the incredibly important and massively misunderstood subject of adult ADHD. ~ Thank you. Jon Teger
A Tour de Force April 5, 2008
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
The previous reviewer, Jon, said it all. Adult ADHD is real. You will learn all you need to know about it by reading this amazing book, culminating decades of rigorous study and clinical expertise.
Researchers such as authors Russell Barkley, Mariellen Fischer, and Kevin Murphy are the reliable anchors in a storm-tossed sea of ignorance, lassitude, indifference, and outright chicanery and propagandizing regarding adult ADHD.
Their studies are stunning for their elegant design, careful execution, and solid results. The text is well-written and profound, even to non-clinicians. When it comes to interpreting certain human behaviors, it will turn all your paradigms upside down and then inside out.
I cannot imagine any physician or therapist in this country--no matter what the specialty--not reading this book very carefully. Because untreated ADHD cuts across too many issues for any healthcare provider to remain unaware. These issues include higher risk of traffic and on-the-job accidents, substance use, and poor health habits that can lead to the chronic diseases that so afflict this country, including obesity, diabetes, and hypertension.
ADHD is thought to affect from 10 to 30 million adults in the U.S. alone, depending on how broadly the criteria are applied. Yet only 10 percent of that lower figure is diagnosed--and even fewer in treatment.
Too often, ADHD is misdiagnosed as depression, anxiety, bi-polar disorder, borderline personality disorder, substance use disorder, attachment disorder, and the list of personality disorders goes on--most of which carry poor prognoses. Consequently, too many people suffer in frustration, piled on with moral judgments or plied with the wrong medications or therapeutic interventions that often make ADHD worse.
It's time to join the 21st Century regarding a brain condition that affects so many people, and this book, in my opinion, leads the way.
Gina Pera, author, advocate
Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.? Stopping the Roller Coaster When Someone You Love Has Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHDRollerCoaster.com
State of the art in ADHD science April 29, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Dr. Barkley's newest book offers the professional or the well educated lay reader an in depth review of the latest empirical findings on ADHD in adults. It is not a self help book although it may be helpful to a well informed ADHD patient or family member. Two major longitudinal research projects form the core of the book and each examines how this disorder looks as adolescents move into adulthood. Each chapter is followed by an executive summary of the major points. For the reader not steeped in the nuances of research projects this is necessary to avoid getting lost in the detailed findings. The final chapter also nicely summarizes the implications of the research for our best current theoretical model of the disorder and for its treatment. I am a clinical psychologist and Dr. Barkley's body of work in the area of ADHD is an example of what is best in clinical psychology. This work is another in a long series of notable achievements.
Extremely informative and well organized June 19, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A very insightful look into the UMASS study and the Milwaukee study. A fascinating look into the impact of ADHD across the lifespan. Highly recommended.
Stephanie Moulton Sarkis PhD NCC LMHC
Author, Psychotherapist, and ADHD Expert
Incredibly impressive work July 30, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is the sort of incredibly impressive work that only these three authors would ever attempt. They collect and analyze an unbelievable amount of data to create the most detailed, thorough, and informative study of ADHD in adults ever published. Even if you don't read it straight through, it is an excellent reference and resource. Each chapter ends with a summary and clinical implications, so readers can quickly find the take home message, if they don't have time to read every word. The authors have taken the study of ADHD a giant step forward--and set the bar for all lifespan research.
--Ari Tuckman, PsyD, MBA
Author of Integrative Treatment for Adult ADHD: A Practical, Easy-to-Use Guide for Clinicians
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