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- Title
A Descriptive Study of Clients with AD/HD Served by Empowerment Plus.
- Authors
Scholten, Teeya
- Abstract
AD/HD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) is the most common psychiatric disorder of childhood. It is often accompanied by a high incidence of comorbid conditions that can be a challenge to diagnose and treat in both children and adults. Despite a desire to improve services to this population, there is a paucity of trained practitioners who feel qualified to assess and treat this disorder and a lack of diagnostic and treatment guidelines applicable to adolescents and adults. In this paper, the Empowerment Plus+ model is introduced as a method for dealing with AD/HD in an integrated, cost-effective manner. The characteristics of 60 clients who took advantage of the Empowerment Plus+ method are used to examine some of the currently-held beliefs about AD/HD, to identify areas in need of further research and to illustrate the potential promise of this approach.
- Subjects
ATTENTION-deficit hyperactivity disorder; COMORBIDITY; OPPOSITIONAL defiant disorder in children; MEDICATION therapy management; DRUG side effects; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Baltic Journal of Psychology, 2007, Vol 8, Issue 1/2, p76
- ISSN
1407-768X
- Publication type
Article