Mastering Your Adult ADHD: A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Program, Therapist Guide

Thoroughly updated to present the most current, empirically supported treatment strategies in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for coping with symptoms of adult ADHD.

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in adulthood is a prevalent and impairing disorder. While medications have been effective in treating adult ADHD, the majority of individuals treated with medications still have symptoms that require additional skills and symptom management strategies.

The Therapist Guide provides clinicians with effective means of teaching adult clients skills that have been scientifically tested and shown to help them cope with ADHD. The program has been updated to include the optional use of technology and smart phones to improve organization and planning. Core modules cover the development of systems for keeping track of appointments and tasks, reducing distractibility, and improving adaptive thinking skills, and there's an optional module on reducing procrastination. Information is also provided regarding holding an informational meeting with a spouse, partner, or family member. The step-by-step, session-by-session descriptions are a pra

Platform:

OvidSP

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

Product Type:

Book

Author:

Safren, Steven A.; Sprich, Susan E.; Perlman, Carol A.

ISBN:

978-0-19-023558-1

Specialty:

• Psychiatry

Language:

English

Edition:

2nd Ed.

Pages:

184

Publication Year:

2017

Doody's Star Rating®:

Score:

100

Doody Core Title Score:

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