Table of Contents

Foreword xi

Series Preface xiii

Preface xv

Acknowledgments xix

One Understanding ADHD 1

Historical Perspective 2

Overarching Principles 8

Core Features 11

Associated Features and Comorbidity 14

Etiology 20

Epidemiology 25

Summary 30

Test Yourself 30

References 32

Two What the DSM-5 Says About ADHD 45

Organization of the DSM-5 46

DSM-5 Criteria for ADHD 49

How Do I Know if It Is DSM-5 ADHD? 64

Summary 64

Test Yourself 65

References 67

Three Assessing ADHD: Goals and Guiding Principles 69

Goals 70

Guiding Principles 78

Summary 99

Test Yourself 100

References 102

Four Components of ADHD Assessment 107

Sequence of Evaluation Components 109

Record Review 111

Interview 113

Clinical Observation 125

Rating Scales 128

Cognitive Testing 133

Summary 148

Test Yourself 149

References 150

Five Putting It All Together: Integrating Findings and Drawing Conclusions 154

Clinical Application of the DSM-5 Criteria for ADHD 155

Differential Diagnosis and Comorbidity 163

Dealing with Discrepant Data 179

Beyond Diagnosis 183

Summary 186

Test Yourself 187

References 189

Six Illustrative Case Reports 191

Psychological Evaluation 194

ADHD Evaluation Report 223

Neuropsychological Evaluation 245

Annotated Bibliography 275

About the Authors 277

Index 279

About the Author

ELIZABETH P. SPARROW, PhD, is a pediatricneuropsychologist in Raleigh, North Carolina, with expertise indiagnosis and treatment planning for ADHD in children, adolescents,and young adults. Dr. Sparrow wrote the Essentials of ConnersBehavior Assessments, co-authored the Guide to AssessmentScales in ADHD, Second Edition, and co-edited ExecutiveFunction and Dysfunction: Identification, Assessment, andTreatment. DREW ERHARDT, PhD, is a clinical psychologist andprofessor in the Graduate School of Education and Psychology atPepperdine University. In addition to writing numerous journalarticles and chapters on the nature, assessment, and treatment ofADHD, Dr. Erhardt co-authored the Conners Adult ADHD Rating Scaleand served on the editorial board of the Journal of AttentionDisorders.

Reviews

?Far and away the best guide to ADHD assessment and diagnosis ever done.? ?Stephen P. Hinshaw, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley; Vice-Chair of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco; Editor, Psychological Bulletin; co-author of The ADHD Explosion