
Historical
Overview
ADHD Core Features ADHD
Development

Comorbidity/Mimicry
Guidelines
Treatment Planning*

ADHD Treatment
ADHD, Speech & Language ADHD & Driving

ADULT ADHD ADHD & Stress
Auditory Processing Disorders

Dr. Bussing's Talk Katie Kiker's Talk
Courtney's Talk

Victoria's Talk Eileen's Talk
Tina's Talk
Wednesday, January 7th
Class Organization; ADHD: A Historical Perspective
Monday, January 12th
Core Symptoms, Current Diagnostic Criteria, Diagnostic
Issues/Dilemmas
Wednesday, January 14th , (No Class Monday
1/19th)
Developmental Issues and Later Life Outcomes
Wednesday January 21st , Monday, January 26th
ADHD: Correlates, Comorbidity & Mimicry
Wednesday January 28th Monday, February 2
Etiological Contributions to the Development of ADHD
Wednesday February 4th, Monday February 9th
Conceptual Approaches to Assessment/Diagnosis: Practice
Guidelines and Issues in Clinical Decision Making.
Wednesday February 11th, Monday February
16th , Wednesday February 18th
Treatments for ADHD: Variations in Treatment
Approaches
Monday February, 23rd
Development of ADHD Treatment Plans
Wednesday February 25th
ADHD Family Stress & Family Functioning
March 2nd , 4th, (No Class March 9th
& 11th – Spring Break), March 16th, March 18th
March 23rd March 25th
Guest Presentations.
- Language
Related Difficulties in Children with ADHD- Sara Plager - March 2
- ADHD and
Adolescent Driving Performance Melissa Stern - March 4th
- ADHD in Adults - Glenn Ashkanazi- March 16th
- ADHD and Family Stress - Jim Johnson - March 18
- Central
Auditory Processing Problems: Relevance to ADHD – Dr. James Hall - March
23
- Psychopharmacological Approaches to the Treatment of Comorbid Conditions
in Children with ADHD – Regina Bussing M.D. - March 25
Student Special Topic Presentations
March 30th (Katie), April 1st
(Courtney), April 6th (Victoria),
April 8th (Eileen), April 13th (Tina), April 15th
(Michelle)
April 20th
Full Class Activity: Simulated Television Call-in
Program: ADHD
April 22nd Final Exam
Evaluation:
Evaluation for the course will be based on 1) a final
exam, which will cover material from required readings, class discussion,
special topic presentations and guest speakers, 2) special topic presentation
and 3) contributions to in class discussions.
Required and Recommended Readings
General Articles
International Consensus Statement on ADHD (2002)
Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, Vol. 5, 89 – 111 (Required)
American Academy of Clinical Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry (2007). Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of
Children and Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
Journal of the American Academy of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
Volume 46(7), 894-921 (Required)
Wolraich, M. L. et al. (2005). Attention
Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder among Adolescents: A review of the Diagnosis,
Treatment and Clinical Implications, Pediatrics, 115, 1734 – 1746. (Required)
Nyden, A. et al., (2007). Long term psychological and
health economy consequences of ADHD, Autism, and Reading-Writing disorder: A
prospective service evaluation project. Journal of Attention Disorders,
12, 141 – 148.
Assessment and Diagnosis of ADHD
Sciutto, M. J. and Eisenberg, M. (2007). Evaluating the
evidence for and against the over diagnosis of ADHD. Journal of Attention
Disorders, 11, 106 – 113.
Pelham, W.E., Fabiano, G.A. and Greta M. (2005)
Evidence-Based Assessment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in
Children and Adolescents, Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent
Psychology Vol. 34, No. 3, 449–476
(Required)
American Academy of Pediatrics (2000). Clinical
Practice Guidelines: Diagnosis and Evaluation of the Child with
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Pediatrics, 105, 1158 – 1171
(Required)
Gordon, M. et al., (2006). Symptoms versus impairment:
The case for respecting DMS-IV’s criterion D. Journal of Attention Disorders,
9, 465 – 475. (Required)
Gathje, R. A., et al (2008). The role of impairment in
the diagnosis of ADHD. Journal of Attention Disorders, 11, 529 – 537.
(Required)
Treatment of ADHD
Diller, L. and Goldstein, S. (2006). Science, ethics,
and the psychosocial treatment of ADHD. Journal of Attention Disorders,
9, 571 – 574. (Required)
Pelham, W.E., and Fabiano, G.A. (2008). Evidence-Based
Psychosocial Treatments for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity disorder, Journal
of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 37, 184 - 214. (Required)
Chronis, A. M, Jones, H. A. and Raggi, V. L. (2006).
Evidence-based psychosocial treatments for children and adolescents with
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Clinical Psychology Review,
Volume 26, Issue 4, 486-502. (Required)
Wood, J. G., et al (2007). Literature review: Beyond
methylphenidate: Non-stimulant medications for youth with ADHD. Journal of
Attention Disorders, 11, 341- 350. (Required)
Hoza, B, Kaiser, N. M. & Hurt, E. (2007). Multimodal
Treatments for Childhood Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Interpreting
Outcomes in the Context of Study Designs, Clinical Child Fam Psychol Rev,
10:318–334 (Required)
Majewicz-Hefley, A. and Carlson, J. S. (2007). A
meta-analysis of combined treatments for children with ADHD. Journal of
Attention Disorders, 10, 239 – 250.
(Required)
American Academy of Pediatrics (2001). Clinical
Practice Guidelines: Treatment of the School-Aged child with
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Pediatrics, 108, 1033 – 1045
(Required)
Raggi, V. L. and Chronis, A. M. (2006). Interventions
to Address the Academic Impairment of Children and Adolescents with ADHD,
Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, Vol. 9, No. 2, 85 -111. (Required)
Toplak, et al. ((2008). Review of cognitive,
cognitive-behavioral, and neural-based interventions for
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Clinical Psychology Review, 28,
801 – 823
Advokat, C. (2007). Update on amphetamine neurotoxicity
and its relevance to the treatment of ADHD. Journal of Attention Disorders,
11, 8 – 16.
Multimodal Treatment Research Findings
Swanson, J. et al (2008) Evidence, interpretation and
qualification from multiple reports of long-term outcome in the Multimodal
Treatment Study of children with ADHD: Part I: Supporting Details, Journal of
Attention Disorders, 12, 4 – 14. (Required)
Swanson, J. et al (2008) Evidence, interpretation and
qualification from multiple reports of long-term outcome in the Multimodal
Treatment Study of children with ADHD: Part II: Executive Summary, Journal of
Attention Disorders, 12, 15 – 43. (Required)
Genetic and Neuropsychological Findings
Bradley, D.D. and Golden, C.J. (2001). Biological
contributions to the presentation and understanding of Attention
Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Clinical Psychology Review, 21, 907 -
929.
Wallis, D., Russell, H.F. & Muenke, M. (2008). Genetics
of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal of Pediatric Psychology,
33, 1085 – 1099. (Required)
Khan, S. A., and Faraone, S. V. (2006). The genetics of
ADHD: A literature review of 2005. Current Psychiatry Reports, 8, 393-397
Dickstein, S. G. et al (2006), The neural correlates of
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: An ALE Meta-analysis. Journal of
Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 47, 1051 – 1062. (Required)
Epstein, J. N. et al (2007). ADHD and
medication-related brain activation effects in concordantly affected
parent-child dyads with ADHD. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry,
48, 899 – 913 (Required)
Mehta, M. A., et al (2004). Methylphenidate improves
working memory and set-shifting in AD/HD: Relationships to baseline memory
capacity. Journal of Child psychology and Psychiatry, 45, 293-305.
Bedard, A. and Tannock, R. (2007). Anxiety,
methylphenidate response, and working memory in children with ADHD, Journal
of Attention Disorders, 10, 546 – 557.
ADHD Outcome
Barkley, R. A. et al (2006). Young adult outcomes of
hyperactive children: Adaptive functioning in major life activities, Journal
of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 45, 192 – 202.
(Required)
ADHD Comorbidity
Crawford, S. G., et al., (2006). Effects of coexisting
disorders on cognition and behavior in children with ADHD. Journal of Attention
Disorders, 10, 192 – 199. (Required)
Jarrett, M. A. and Ollendick, T.H. (2008). A conceptual
review of the comorbidity of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and
anxiety: Implications for future research and practice, Clinical Psychology
Review, 28, 1266 – 1280. (Required)
Connor, D. F. and Doerfler, L. A. (2008). ADHD with
comorbid oppositional disorder or conduct disorder: Decrete or non distinct
disruptive behavior disorders. Journal of Attention Deficit Disorders,
12, 126 – 134.
ADHD and Gender
Bauermeister, J. J. et al (2007). ADHD and gender: Are
risks and sequel of ADHD the same for boys and girls? Journal of Child
Psychology and Psychiatry, 48, 831 – 839.
(Required)
Cultural Issues in ADHD
Livingston, R. (1999), Cultural issues in Diagnosis and
Treatment of ADHD, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry, 38, 1591 – 1594. (Required)
Social Functioning
Nijmeijer, J.S. et al. (2008) Attention deficit/
hyperactivity disorder and social dysfunction. Clinical Psychology Review, 28,
692 – 708. (Required)
ADHD and Unintentional Injury
Marcus, S. C. et al (2007). Injury among stimulant
treated youth with ADHD. Journal of Attention Disorders, 12, 64 – 69.
(Required)
ADHD and Driving Risk
Jerome, L., et al (2006). What we know about ADHD and
Driving Risk: A literature review, Metal-Analysis and Critique. Journal of
the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 15, 105 – 125.
(Required)
ADHD and Substance Abuse
Kollins, S. H. (2008). ADHD, substance use disorders,
and psychostimulant treatment: Current literature and treatment guidelines.
Journal of Attention Disorders, 12, 115 – 125. (Required)
Flory, K. and Lyman, D. R. (2003). The relations
between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and substance abuse: What role
does conduct disorder play? Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 6, 1 –
16.
Developmental Trajectories in ADHD
Shaw, D.S. et al (2005). Developmental trajectories of
conduct problems and hyperactivity from ages 2 to 10. Journal of Child
Psychology and Psychiatry, 46, 931 – 942.
(Required)
ADHD with High and Low IQ
Amtshel, K. et al (2007). Is attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder a valid diagnosis in the presence of high IQ? Results
from the MGH longitudinal family studies of ADHD. Journal of Child Psychology
and Psychiatry, 48, 687 – 694. (Required)
Antshel, K. M. et al (2006). Is ADHD a valid disorder
in children with intellectual delays? Clinical Psychology Review, 26,
555-572. (Required)
ADHD: Relation to Autistic Symptomatology
Reiersen, A. M., Constantino, J. N. Volk, H. E., &
Todd, R.D. (2007). Autistic traits in a population-based ADHD twin sample,
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 48, 464 – 472. (Required)
Parental Attributions and ADHD
Johnston, C and Oban, J. I. (2005). The importance of
parental attributions in families of children with attention devicit/hyperactivity
and disruptive behavior disorders. Clinical Child and Family Psychology
Review, 8, 167 - 182
Self Perceptions and Biases in ADHD
Sarno-Owens, et al (2007). A critical review of
self-perceptions and the positive illusory bias in children with ADHD.
Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 10, 335 – 351.
Hartung, C. M., et al., (2006). Biases in ratings of
disruptive behavior in children: Effects of sex and negative halos. Journal of
Attention Disorders, 9, 620 – 630.
Adult ADHD
Davidson, M. A. (2008) ADHD in adults: A review of the
Literature. Journal of Attention Disorders, 11, 628 – 641. (Required)
Sprafkin, J. et al., (2007). Psychiatric comorbidity in
ADHD symptom subtypes in clinic and community adults. Journal of Attention
Disorders, 11, 114 – 124.