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Peer reviewedFox, Robert A.; Wade, Erin J. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1998
A study investigated the incidence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in 86 adults with severe mental retardation. Using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 15% of the sample met the diagnostic criteria. This measure was not influenced by chronological age, adaptive age, IQ, or gender. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Attention Deficit Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification
Download full textBeuttler, Richard C. – 1995
This paper reviews the assessment and diagnosis of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults. To provide baseline information, consideration is given to outcome studies for adults who were first diagnosed with ADHD as children. Studies of clinical assessment methods are addressed, and previous diagnostic criteria are compared to…
Descriptors: Adults, Attention Deficit Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Diagnostic Tests
Peer reviewedKirkpatrick, Michael A. – Remedial and Special Education, 2001
This article reviews "ADHD with Comorbid Disorders: Clinical Assessment and Management" by Steven R. Pliszka, Caryn L. Carlson, and James M. Swanson, a book that provides information on children displaying both attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and other comorbid psychiatric conditions, complex psychopharmacological interventions that may…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Children, Disability Identification
Peer reviewedErvin, Ruth A.; Kern, Lee; Clarke, Shelley; DuPaul, George J.; Dunlap, Glen; Friman, Patrick C. – Behavioral Disorders, 2000
Three case studies are provided of the evaluation of assessment-based interventions strategies within the natural classroom context for students (ages 11-14) with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and comorbid disorders. For each participant, results demonstrated that assessment-based environmental modifications could decrease problematic…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Case Studies
Pliszka, Steven R.; Carlson, Caryn L.; Swanson, James M. – 1999
This book is designed to help clinicians assess and treat children or adolescents with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder who also present other disabilities. Major comorbidities are described in depth and empirically grounded guidelines are presented for evaluation and treatment. Part 1 provides an overview of issues in comorbidity,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders
