Many enhancements, along with socially driven trends to address needs of students with attention-deficit and disruptive behavior disorders, make the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual" more relevant to psychologists facing an expanded role. New theoretical developments allow criteria to be viewed within the psychological test model,…

Two groups of college students were given different types information to read regarding stimulant medicines for attention deficit hyperactive disorder. No differences were found between the gender of participants and their perceptions of the medications based on reading materials. Type of information did influence their views of the efficacy and…

Reports on a multi-component skills and behavior management program for children diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder developed in the context of a sports-skills camp. The first component, which studied the efficacy of basketball skills, resulted in decreased dribbling errors. A second component, which implemented a token system…

Study examines whether findings from single information sources that are used to create and study the concurrent validity of the new Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder subtypes are stable across time. Results indicate that the stability of such findings is highly variable. Researchers urge that caution should be used in the creation and…

Direct observation, telephone interviews, and standardized rating scales showed that parent training reduced oppositional and aggressive child behavior, improved parenting behavior, and reduced maternal stress. Six-month follow-up revealed stable outcomes. Results are consistent with prior research on behavioral parent training with the Behavior…

Explores the incidence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among gifted students, the effects of drug therapy, and environmental conditions that may cause or influence ADHD-like behaviors in high ability students. Diagnostic and intervention strategies are suggested to counteract environmental contributors to the problem. (Author/CR)

Provides an overview of issues employment counselors face in counseling adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Reviews the evolution of the ADHD label and its prevalence in adults. Presents diagnostic criteria and a selected review of adult outcome and treatment research. Strategies are adapted, with caution, from literature…

Addresses practical concerns about teaching students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), explaining what it is, how it is diagnosed, what it looks like in the classroom, how to address the symptoms of ADHD through direct classroom instruction, and how to help parents of children with ADHD. (DSK)

Describes four types of conditions commonly mistaken for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD). Explains what a thorough evaluation for AD/HD should include and lists signs that can help diagnose a child with AD/HD. Discusses behaviors to look for in children already diagnosed. (MKA)

Reports on therapeutic outcomes resulting from use of idiomatic expression in group art therapy with children with Attention Deficit Disorder or Hyperactivity and related disorders who are in the latency stage. Major issues emerged related to self-concept, peer socialization, and family relations. Idioms were shown to stimulate affective-laden…

A study examined sensitivity to reinforcement in two boys (ages 7-10) with attention deficit hyperactivity using the matching law and evaluated effects of methylphenidate. In the medicated condition, the matching function for both subjects resulted in higher asymptotic values, indicating an overall elevation of behavior rate under these…

A study involving boys (grades 4-7) who were highly gifted (n=18), low gifted (n=17), had learning disabilities (n=26), and were typical (n=26), found highly gifted boys exhibited levels of behavioral problems similar to those with learning disabilities, whereas low gifted boys had lower levels than boys with learning disabilities. (Contains…

This study compared three methods of stimulus preference assessment for four verbal children (ages six to nine) with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, specifically evaluating the utility of a verbal choice procedure for assessing relative reinforcer value. Verbal and pictorial stimulus-choice assessments identified high- and low-preference…

Examined front and right parietal lobe theories of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); subjects were 10- to 14-year-old boys with or without ADHD. Found that non-ADHD boys performed better on frontal- and parietal-domain tasks than unmedicated ADHD boys, unmedicated AHDH boys had greater impairments on frontal than parietal tasks, and…

Discusses evidence-based treatment for 7- to 10-year-old children experiencing Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with the goal of informing "real-world" mental health counselor practice. First, results of the landmark Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with ADHD is presented and discussed. Then, clinical implications of…