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Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for ADHD in Adolescents and Adults: A Psychological Guide to Practice [Kindle Edition]

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The first edition of this book introduced the Young-Bramham Programme, a pioneering approach to cognitive behavioural treatment for ADHD in adults, which was well-received by clinical and academic communities alike. Based on the latest findings in the field, the authors have expanded the second edition to incorporate treatment strategies not only for adults, but also for adolescents with ADHD.
  • Updates the proven Young-Bramham Programme to be used not only with adults but also with adolescents, who are making the difficult transition from child to adult services
  • New edition of an influential guide to treating ADHD beyond childhood which encompasses the recent growth in scientific knowledge of ADHD along with published treatment guidelines
  • Chapter format provides a general introduction, a description of functional deficits, assessment methods, CBT solutions to the problem, and a template for group delivery
  • File Size: 2333 KB
  • Print Length: 328 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 2 edition (April 10, 2012)
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B007U2ZHJ0
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  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #571,804 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for ADHD in Adolescents and Adults: A Psychological Guide to Practice

This is a valuable resource that I used for developing my group intervention for adults with ADHD. Lots of practical stuff. Well organized. The authors obviously have strong experience helping people with ADHD. Other books give more detail about the underlying mechanisms and supporting research, but I don't think that you want to get bogged down in that when teaching to a room full of ADHD-ers. I was disappointed in the website that is mentioned throughout the book. I expected powerpoint slides for each module but it just has copies of the tables from the book and many in a weird Microsoft format that I couldn't read with my Mac. Many of the slides are from the previous edition. As of August, 2012, the publisher had not updated the site with the latest slides. But don't let that stop you. This is the best resource I have seen for teaching ADHD coping skills to adults.

Russel Thompson, PhD
Licensed Psychologist
San Antonio, TX
By Russell Thompson
In this second edition, Susan Young and Jessica Bramham extend CBT strategies for ADHD from adults to adolescents.

The introductory material explains the diagnosis, a cognitive-behavioral model of ADHD, and evidence for psychological interventions. (Prior to that are well-worth-reading forewords from top ADHD experts Margaret Weiss, M.D., Ph.D., and Sam Goldstein, Ph.D..).

Next comes an explanation of the Young-Bramham programme (the authors are UK-based), including components such as psychoeducation, motivational interviewing, cognitive reframing of the past, and behavioral techniques.

From there, the book is organized in one set of modules for managing the core symptoms (attention, memory, organization, and impulsivity) and another for comorbid and associated problems (problem-solving, interpersonal relationships, anxiety, frustration and anger, low mood and depression, sleep, and substance misuse).

This module approach is helpfully pragmatic because individuals with ADHD are just that: individuals. And they experience variable symptoms of this highly variable condition. Instead of having to wade through narrative that might not apply to an individual, the clinician or lay reader can turn to the relevant trouble spots.

This guide, along with Mary Solanto's Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Adult ADHD: Targeting Executive Dysfunction and Ramsay/Rostain's Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Adult ADHD: An Integrative Psychosocial and Medical Approach (Practical Clinical Guidebooks), greatly enrich the resources available to clinicians seeking to help individuals affected by adults with ADHD and their loved ones.
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