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Author name: Joel T. Nigg

: What Causes ADHD?: Understanding What Goes Wrong and Why
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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.928589
EAN num: 9781593852672
ISBN number: 1593852673
Label: The Guilford Press
Manufacturer: The Guilford Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 422
Printing Date: May 09, 2006
Publishing house: The Guilford Press
Sale Popularity Level: 525633
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Synthesizing a wealth of recent research, this groundbreaking book focuses on the multiple pathways by which attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) develops. Joel T. Nigg marshals the best available knowledge on what is actually going on in the symptomatic child's brain and why, tracing the intersecting causal influences of genetic, neural, and environmental factors. In the process, the book confronts such enduring controversies as the validity of ADHD as a clinical construct. Specific suggestions are provided for studies that might further refine the conceptualization of the disorder, with significant potential benefits for treatment and prevention.




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Rated by buyers 5 out of 5 stars - An Outstanding Account of the What, How, and Why of Attention Deficit Disorder
The What, How, and Why of Attention Deficit Disorder
This book is an excellent review of the current scientific information concerning attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This book is important and timely: ADD and ADHD do seem to be becoming more common, not just because of the number of people - such as school teachers - who are diagnosing it, but also in response to the ever-increasing demands on our attention. For people who have little in reserve, it is very easy for the ever-increasing demands to lead them to de-compensate.

In the very first section Joel Niggs begins quite rightly with a discusion about whether ADD and ADHD are illnesses at all, or whether they are no more than labels applied to unruly or underperforming children and adults. This is an important discussion: there are still some who question the existence of these problems, but an increasing body of evidence has confirmed the clinical validity of these syndromes. ADD and ADHD appear to lie on a spectrum running from the highly focused to the seriously disorganized.

In Part Two, "How Does ADHD Work?" he breaks the section into five parts: Neural systems; Attention and arousal; Executive functioning or cognitive control; motivation; and motor control and timing. There seem to be clear deficits in each.

In Part Three, "Where Does ADHD Come From?" Joel examines the multiple pathways that may lead to ADD/ADHD, the genetic influences and both common and uncommon experiential risk factors.

In the Final Part Joel doe a masterful job of integrating a large amount of information into a coherent whole.

While ADD and ADHD may perhaps confer some advantages and gifts on people, there may also be some serious consequences of inadequate treatment. Excellent and extensive research into the consequences of non-treatment has indicated that if people with ADD and particularly with ADHD are left untreated, they are more likely to:
Develop substance abuse; Be involved in a serious accident; Engage in illegal activities; Contract a sexually transmitted disease; Have an unplanned pregnancy; Become separated or divorced.

This book is a well-written and detailed summary of research up to the end of 2005, by someone who has himself already made significant contributions to the literature. This is the one stop if you want to track down the key information in this increasingly complex field. The book contains a detailed and critical review of the world scientific literature, as well as some clever and creative ways of synthesizing a mass of information. The time will come when Joel will need to produce second, third and fourth editions of this book, but for the time being, it is probably the best single reference work on the subject.

This is a book for clinicians, serious scholars and for libraries. If you are a parent or relative of someone with ADD or ADHD, this is the resource to go to if you have a bit of scientific background. It is not the book to go to first. Neither is it the book for someone looking for a lot of practical solutions to some of the day-to-day issues that confront people and families who struggle with ADD/ADHD.

We owe Joel Nigg a debt of gratitude for what he has done in creating this book.

An outstanding contribution.


Rated by buyers 5 out of 5 stars - Do you want to know what ADHD is , how it works and where it comes from?
Dr. Nigg is one of the nation's foremost authorities on ADHD. I enthusiastically awaited the arrival of his new book after reading many of his important scientific writings. In line with the rest of his work, this book is a thorough, balanced, relevant review of the causes of ADHD, and so I was not disappointed.
The book begins with a discusion of the controversy surrounding the concept of ADHD. Dr. Nigg explains why ADHD as a diagnosis is clinically valid, he also defines the term "disorder" as applies to ADHD. With this background established, he then describes what is known about how ADHD works and where it comes from. He details what is known about the neuropathophysiology of the disorder in a manner detailed enough for physicians yet understandable by others. His explanation of the true meaning of the genetic data obtained in twin studies is especially new and important. Nearly every chapter has summary boxes to aid clinicians in counselling patients. These boxes contain the answers to questions commonly asked about ADHD.
The target audience for this book includes clinicians, scientists and advanced students. I would also recommend this book to parents who want to know what science has to say about ADHD--without the over simplifications so often found in popular books.
Liane J. Leedom, M.D.
Author, Just Like His Father?



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