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Hyperkinetic Children: A Neuropsychosocial Approach (Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry)
Hyperkinetic Children A Neuropsychosocial Approach - Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry Author:C . Keith Conners, Karen C Wells Much attention has been directed towards hyperactivity or hyperkinesis and a great deal of research continues to be reported. Hyperkinetic Children incorporates both historical and contemporary research on the nature and characteristics of hyperkinesis. The authors account for these characteristics through their unique integration of neur... more »opsychological functioning and socioenvironmental influences. Several key topics are addressed including the role that attentional problems and motor activity play in the dysfunction, the response to stimulant medication and the manner in which multiple treatments affect the short- and long-term course of hyperkinesis.The authors' previous contributions to this subject are already well known. Their latest book provides a comprehensive, integrative and strongly empirical addition to the literature on hyperkinesis.« less