How to Assess and Diagnose ADHD in Children and Teenagers

How to Undertake a Comprehensive Assessment of ADHD using ACE+ and Other Structured Diagnostic Interview Tools

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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This guide equips healthcare practitioners with the knowledge and structure needed to carry out comprehensive ADHD assessments in children. Drawing on the authors' extensive clinical experience and leadership in ADHD assessment and guideline development, it explains how to evaluate symptoms, functional impairment, and co-occurring conditions with accuracy and confidence.It distils the core principles of effective semi-structured interviewing and demonstrates how tools such as ACEv.2 can be applied within the broader clinical assessment process. The book also provides clear guidance on background information gathering, differential diagnosis, report writing, and post-diagnostic feedback, supporting practitioners beyond the interview itself.Designed for use across public and private healthcare systems internationally, this clear and practical resource is essential reading for healthcare practitioners involved in child ADHD assessment.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-12-21
Mått173 x 246 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor208
FörlagJessica Kingsley Publishers
MedarbetareProfessorSamuele Cortese
ISBN9781839979392

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Susan Young, DClinPsy, PhD, is a consultant clinical psychologist and director of Psychology Services Ltd. An Honorary Professor at Reykjavik University, she has over 30 years' experience in the field of ADHD, has led international ADHD guideline work, and developed widely used assessment and treatment programmes, including the ACEv.2 and ACE+v.2 interviews, now available in over 25 languages, and published extensively in clinical and academic settings. Alexandra Lewis, BMSc, MBChB, LLM, MBA MRCPsychD, is an award-winning consultant psychiatrist with expertise in the assessment and management of ADHD and other neurodevelopmental conditions across the lifespan, in both general and specialist populations. In addition to extensive clinical experience in ADHD Clinics, she has a central clinical advisory role, contributing to service planning, quality assurance and strategic developments in NHS ADHD service provision across the UK.