Part I: Conceptual Context. ADHD's Controversies. Defining "Disorder." Part II: How Does ADHD Work? Neural Systems. Attention and Arousal. Executive Functioning or Cognitive Control. Motivation. Motor Control and Timing. Part III: Where Does ADHD Come From? Multiple Pathways. Genetic Effects. Uncommon Experiential Risk Factors. Common Experiential Risk Factors. Part IV: Integration. Multiple Pathways Reconsidered. Conclusion.
Joel T. Nigg, PhD, Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
'This is an excellent review of the neuropsychology of ADHD. It will be a "must read" text for students, and researchers.' "- Joseph Sergeant, PhD, Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands " 'Few books directly address the causes of ADHD in anything more than cursory detail, and fewer still are well grounded in contemporary scientific findings. Nigg's much-needed book fills this void beautifully. The book offers as complete a picture of the likely causes of ADHD as current science permits, while rendering this very technical and complex literature into an easily understandable, no-nonsense form. Scientists working on ADHD will find this book very useful and informative. Clinicians will find a state-of-the-art summation of the causes of ADHD and a framework for explaining related issues and controversies to patients and families. Everyone can learn something about ADHD from this thoughtfully crafted and thoroughly documented book.' "- Russell A. Barkley, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Upstate Medical University"
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