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ADHD Books

Parenting Children With ADHD:
10 Lessons That Medicine Cannot Teach

Vincent J. Monastra, PhD
A Book for Parents From the American Psychological Association

Paperback, 263 pages.
Cost $14.95

"Dr. Monastra's new book on ADHD is easy to read and has many helpful tips for families dealing with this difficult disorder."
     - Daniel Amen, MD, Amen Clinics, Inc.,
       School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine

BACK COVER:

Kids with ADHD need to be loved and shown how to become succesful adults. Unfortunately, their lack of attention and restlessness often get in the way. Parents of these kids try so hard to stay connected and remain patient in the face of daily frustration. However, it is a real challenge to remain positive when your child does not respond to the strategies that work for other children. Without guidance, these bright, inquisitive children are unlikely to graduate from high school, are more prone to use illegal drugs, and struggle to maintain employment as adults.
     Parenting Children With ADHD: 10 Lessons That Medicine Cannot Teach shows parents how to build a successful parenting program at home. Drawing from his experience in evaluating and treating thousands of children and teens with ADHD, Dr. Vincent Monastra presents 10 "lessons" that are essential for promoting the success of kids with ADHD.
     In simple language, he explains the causes of ADHD and how nutrition, medication, and parental guidance can improve attention, concentration, and behavioral control. Recognizing the importance of school success, Dr. Monastra also outlines the educational rights of children with ADHD and ways to work with school districts to get your child the help he or she needs. Finally, this book describes nonconfrontational ways to teach your child essential life skills like organization, problem solving, and emotional control.

REVIEWS:

"Finally! This is the most comprehensive and immediately usable book on parenting the ADHD child yet. Dr. Monastra is a rare combination of talented clinician and master teacher who has compiled the most up-to-date and practical information to help families with ADHD survive and thrive. This is a must-have book for everyone who lives with or works with ADHD children."
     - Lynda Kirk, MA, LPC, BCIA-C, QEEG-D, Clinical Director,
       Austin Biofeedback Center, Austin, TX

"Dr. Monastra is a leading clinician-researcher in the area of ADHD. His book will be of great value to parents, teachers, and professionals who have struggled with the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD and its associated comorbidities. His book is engrossing, very warm in its concern for children, and full of insights."
     - Joel F. Lubar, PhD, Department of Psychology,
       University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Unlocking the Potential of Patients with ADHD:
A Model for Clinical Practice.

Vincent J. Monastra, PhD
The latest book written by Dr. Monastra and published by the American Psychological Association provides a solid foundation for comprehensive, practical, community based care of patients with ADHD.

Hardcover, 317 pages.
Cost $69.95

This incisive volume provides a solid foundation for comprehensive, practical, community-based care of patients with ADHD. Drawing from molecular genetics, neuro-imaging, and neurophysiology, award-winning psychologist Vincent J. Monastra guides practitioners through a comprehensive evaluation that includes medical, neuropsychological, neurophysiological, behavioral, and functional assessments, and clarifies how multimodal treatment can be provided in individual and group practice.

Following an extensive presentation of core symptoms, comorbidities, and areas of functional impairment, Dr. Monastra reviews recent developments in neuro-imaging and quantitative electroencephalography. He translates these neuroscience findings into a workable reality that practitioners can use to guide treatment planning and understand the struggles of patients with ADHD. Medical conditions that can mimic the effects of ADHD are discussed, and the frequently overlooked effects of inadequate dietary, sleep and exercise patterns are examined.

Detailed chapters describe pharmacological and educational interventions as well as strategies for conducting outpatient parenting and social-skills programs. In addition, the author reviews psychological therapies (including EEG biofeedback and cognitive behavioral therapies) that are proving useful for these patients.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Chapter 1: ADHD: Core Symptoms, Differential Diagnosis and Areas of Functional Impairment
Chapter 2: The Etiology of ADHD: A Neurological Perspective
Chapter 3: Medical Conditions That Mimic ADHD
Chapter 4: Patient Assessment: A Neurobehavioral Approach for Diagnosing ADHD
Chapter 5: Nutrition, Sleep, and Exercise: The Foundation of Attention and Behavioral Control
Chapter 6: Pharmacological Treatments for ADHD
Chapter 7: Conducting the Functional Assessment of Patients with ADHD
Chapter 8: EEG Biofeedback in the Treatment of ADHD
Chapter 9: Promoting School Success in Children with ADHD
Chapter 10: Counseling Parenting of Children and Adolescents with ADHD
Chapter 11: Social Skills Training for Children and Teens with ADHD
Chapter 12: Special Issues in the Treatment of Adults with ADHD
Chapter 13: Uncommon Solutions to Common Clinical Problems

REVIEWS:

“This volume is amazing. It is the most comprehensive neuropsychiatric social review of the wide-spread problem of attention-deficit disorders. It has insights into both children and adults and a comprehensive medical model for brain health in America. With the widespread deterioration in mental health, the model Monastra presents is critical for clinical practice”.
- Eric Braverman, M.D., Director and Founder, Path Medical Foundation;
Director of Integrated Medicine, Cabrini Medical Center, New York, NY

“I have long admired Dr. Monastra’s extraordinary efforts to integrate systematic research on ADHD into his clinical work. This volume represents an exemplary synthesis of those efforts and provides insights that add substantially to published guidelines from professional organizations on the evaluation and treatment of ADHD while remaining well grounded in research. I learned a tremendous amount from Dr. Monastra’s book and recommend it highly to all professionals who work with children and adults who struggle with ADHD.”
- David Rabiner, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist,
Duke University, Durham, NC

“Dr. Monastra has comprehensively incorporated leading-edge research and best practices for the assessment and treatment of ADHD in children, adolescents, and adults into this engaging and valuable manual. He provides a level of detail regarding the process of working with such clients to normalize functioning in core ADHD, school, social, family, and work domains that clinicians will find motivating and easy to integrate into their practices. His coverage of oft-ignored factors in inattention and impulsivity (e.g. nutrition, exercise, sleep) as well as new findings regarding the use of qEEG in the assessment and treatment of ADHD may prove to be especially influential and helpful for clients and clinicians alike. This resource will be of tremendous value to practitioners, researchers, and graduate-level trainees across medical and psychological service settings”.
- Will Canu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor,
Department of Psychology, University of Missouri