Answers to Distraction » (Original)

Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., is in private practice in adult and child psychiatry and has offices in both the Boston area and New York City. He lives with his wife, Sue, and children, Lucy, Jack, and Tucker. 
 
John J. Ratey, M.D. is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and is in private practice. He lives in the Boston area.

The book that answers your questions about ADD—now revised and updated 
 
After decades of being unfairly diagnosed, children and adults with attention deficit disorder are now recognized as having a common and treatable neurological condition. Drs. Hallowell and Ratey answer the questions most frequently asked at their nationwide workshops and seminars, resulting in an easy-to-read reference that covers every aspect of the disorder: from identifying symptoms and diagnosis, to the latest treatment options, as well as practical day-to-day advice on how you or a loved one can live a normal life with ADD. 
 
Whether you are a patient, parent, teacher, or health-care professional, Answers to Distraction will help those whose ADD has caused persistent problems in school, at work, and in relationships.  
 
Q&As include:

• What is the single most important scientific finding about ADD in the last decade?
• How early can ADD be diagnosed?
• Where can a parent get support for dealing with a child who has ADD?
• What advances in the field of medication have taken place since the original version of this book was published?

Preface ix

1 You Mean There's Actually a Name for It?: Toward a Definition of ADD 3

2 To Be Here, and There, and Everywhere: ADD in Children 18: Parents' Questions: Young Children's Questions: Adolescents' Questions

3 Making or Breaking the Spirit of the Child: Teachers and ADD 72

4 The Pleasures (and Pains) of Sudden Wonder: ADD in Adults 92

5 Work Smarter, Not Just Harder: ADD and Work 113

6 Perchance to Dream: ADD in Women 131

7 Making Up Tour Mind: New Tips on the Nonmedication Treatment of Adult ADD 141

8 You Are My Sunshine: ADD in Couples 148

9 Taming the Big Struggle: ADD and the Family 167

10 The Unfinished Symphony: ADD and Creativity 176

11 Fact or Fad?: The Diagnosis of ADD 186

12 The Brain's Behind It: The Biology of ADD 206

13 Whence It Came: The Genetic Basis of ADD 227

14 What's in a Pill?: Treating ADD with Medication 231

15 A Wretched Excess: ADD and Addiction 260

16 The Gemlike Flame: Aggression and Anger in ADD 268

17 The Doctors' Dilemmas: Questions from Health Professionals on the Treatment of ADD 285

18 New Questions and Answers Edward M. Hallowell John J. Ratey 293

Appendixes

I Fifty Tips on the Management of Adult ADD 317

II Twenty-Five Tips on the Management of ADD in Families 326

III Twenty-Five Tips on the Management of ADD in Couples 332

IV Where To Go for Help 337