What causes ADHD? [electronic resource] : understanding what goes wrong and why / Joel T. Nigg.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New York : Guilford Press, c2006.Description: x, 422 p. : ill. ; 24 cmSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 618.92/8589 22
LOC classification:
  • RJ506.H9 N52 2006eb
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Contents:
Conceptual context -- ADHD's controversies -- Defining "disorder" -- How does ADHD work? -- Neural systems -- Attention and arousal -- Executive functioning or cognitive control -- Motivation -- Motor control and timing -- Where does ADHD come from? -- Multiple pathways -- Genetic effects -- Uncommon experiential risk factors -- Common experiential risk factors -- Integration -- Multiple pathways reconsidered -- Conclusion.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 346-409) and index.

Conceptual context -- ADHD's controversies -- Defining "disorder" -- How does ADHD work? -- Neural systems -- Attention and arousal -- Executive functioning or cognitive control -- Motivation -- Motor control and timing -- Where does ADHD come from? -- Multiple pathways -- Genetic effects -- Uncommon experiential risk factors -- Common experiential risk factors -- Integration -- Multiple pathways reconsidered -- Conclusion.

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