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Assessment of ADHD in Children and Teens from Russell A. Barkley

Assessment of ADHD in Children and Teens from Russell A. Barkley

Faculty:Russell A. Barkley

Duration:1 Hour 42 Minutes | Format:Audio and Video

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Outline:

• Assessment Goals
• Information to get at the time of referral
• Issues to be addressed in the evaluation
• Methods for addressing those issues
• Content of the parent interview
• Purpose of the child/teen interview
• Useful rating scales for evaluating ADHD
• Problems with neuropsychological testing in the diagnosis of ADHD
• Differential diagnostic tips for identifying ADHD
• Essential ingredients in the parent feedback conference

Description:

In this seminar recording, Dr. Barkley presents his view on the best means for clinically evaluating ADHD in children and adolescents. The goals of the evaluation are initially discussed followed by information to be obtained before the day of the evaluation as well as topics to be covered in the initial interview with parents and children/teens. The issues to be addressed by the evaluation and the best methods for doing so are then presented. The types of rating scales and psychological tests that are useful in the evaluation of ADHD will also be reviewed. Special attention is given to the problems with using neuropsychological testing to make a diagnosis of ADHD. The presentation concludes with the topics essential to cover in the feedback conference with the parents on the results of the evaluation

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About Author

Russell A. Barkley

Dr. Barkley retired as a Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology from the University of Massachusetts Medical Center (1985-2002) and subsequently worked as a Professor of Psychiatry and Health Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina (2003-2016). He is currently Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (2016-present). After serving in the United States Air Force from 1968 to 1972, including a tour of duty in Vietnam, he obtained his Bachelor’s Degree with Honors from the University of North Carolina in 1973. He received his Masters Degree in 1975 and his Ph.D. in 1977 with Honors in Clinical Psychology from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. He then attended the Oregon Health Sciences University for internship training in developmental, learning, and behavioral disorders of children. Thereafter, he joined the Department of Neurology at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Milwaukee Children’s Hospital where he founded the Neuropsychology Service and served as its Chief until 1985. He then moved to the University of Massachusetts Medical School (1985-2002), where he served as the Director of Psychology for more than 15 years and established the research clinics for both child and adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders. In 2003, he became a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry with the Medical University of South Carolina, where he remained until 2017 when he relocated to VCU in Richmond, VA.

Dr. Barkley is a Diplomate (board certified) in three specialties, Clinical Psychology (ABPP), Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, and Clinical Neuropsychology (ABCN, ABPP). He is also a Fellow in the American Psychological Association. A clinical scientist, educator, and practitioner, he has published 25 books, rating scales, and clinical manuals now numbering 43 separate editions. He has also published more than 300 scientific articles and book chapters on ADHD and related disorders. He founded The ADHD Report (Guilford), a clinical newsletter in its 28th year and on which he serves as Editor. He has created seven award winning professional videos on ADHD and defiant children. Dr. Barkley has served on the editorial boards of and as a reviewer for numerous scientific journals. He was the President of the Section of Clinical Child Psychology, Division 12, of the American Psychological Association (1988)[now Division 53], and was President of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (1991).

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