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Title: Out of the Fog: Treatment Options and Coping Strategies for Adult Attention Deficit Disorders by Kevin Murphy, Suzanne Levert ISBN: 0-7868-8087-2 Publisher: Hyperion Pub. Date: 31 May, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Covers all of the bases
Comment: I bought this book because I had heard a little about ADD and thought I may fit the description. This book confirmed my suspicion, and I was later diagnosed by my doctor. The reason this book stands out from the others is because it is so complete, yet easy to read. It takes you through symptoms of ADD, choosing a doctor, accepting a diagnosis, medications, counseling, and teaches various life management skills. It armed me with plenty of information (which I found helpful when communicating with friends and family about my ADD) and gave me a real sense of hope for the future. Highly recommended!
Rating: 5
Summary: Think you know ADD? Put this in your library!
Comment: If you are an adult with ADD, or the parent of a teen with ADD, you need this book. This is where you find that you're not the only one wandering 'in a fog', and ways to get the fog out of your life and enjoy the sun! Few books address the adult ADDer--this does, in a supportive fashion, and gives concrete suggestions on what works, what doesn't, and possible places to get more help. Hand it to the significant other in your life, to explain why they think 'chaos' is your middle name, and how to help you change that!
Rating: 3
Summary: Maybe, maybe not..
Comment: The time management tips and organizational skills surely could be helpful, and more helpful for the hyperactive type, than those who are strictly inattentive. Pluses are also that it delves into issues of alcohol abuse, which are lacking in strictly "strategies" books.
But given part of it's title "Treatment Options", you're talking about a book that is mid 1990's, and references research long before it was published, and much more has been done since then.
Like Murphy, Dr. Hallowell also has Adult ADD, but at least in his video "Attention Deficit Disorder in the 21st Century - A Conversation with Edward M. Hallowell MD", is in the right century. It can be argued his book Driven To Distraction, and perhaps even it's followup, Answers To Distraction, is outdated, but it doesn't delve into specific treatment issues, and the reason it remains popular is that the tips are practical and not "time sensitive".
This has very practical tips as well, but this book goes into medicinal treatment, and much more research has been learned since the book was published on various treatment options, including the fact that in regards to medication, the first ever medication for adults has been approved, and you'll probably find Chapter 4 disappointing and outdated.
Diet is touched briefly (although the stress management part of that chapter is helpful), and it doesn't delve into other treatment options that are either more time sensitive, or alternatives to medication.
I do not doubt that Murphy is extremely knowlegeable, and he himself has done much research since the book was published and obviously not mentioned, including a book in 2000 on psychological assessment. While "Treatment Options" has a catchy title and certainly portions can be helpful, I wouldn't want my doctor to look at a mid 90's reference manual when looking up medical information.
If nothing else it shows the need for a more up to date book on treatment options.
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Title: ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life by Judith Kolberg, Kathleen Nadeau ISBN: 1583913580 Publisher: Brunner-Routledge Pub. Date: August, 2002 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: YOU MEAN I'M NOT LAZY, STUPID OR CRAZY?!: A Self-help Book for Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder by Kate Kelly, Peggy Ramundo ISBN: 0684815311 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 16 January, 1996 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Driven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood by Edward M. Hallowell, John J. Ratey ISBN: 0684801280 Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: 02 March, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Women With Attention Deficit Disorder: Embracing Disorganization at Home and in the Workplace by Sari Solden ISBN: 1887424059 Publisher: Underwood Books Pub. Date: October, 1995 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Answers to Distraction by Edward M. Hallowell, John J. Ratey ISBN: 055337821X Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 March, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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