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21 - Psychoeducation for adults with ADHD

Impressions from the field

from Section 6 - Psychological and social treatment strategies for adult ADHD

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 April 2011

By
Anne M. D. N. van Lammeren  and
Richard Bruggeman
Edited by
Jan K. Buitelaar ,
Cornelis C. Kan  and
Philip Asherson
Jan K. Buitelaar
Affiliation:
Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen Medical Center
Cornelis C. Kan
Affiliation:
Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen Medical Centerr
Philip Asherson
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, London
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Summary

Psychoeducation for adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is an important psychosocial intervention and should be incorporated into all treatment plans. This chapter is based on the clinical experience of the authors in leading psychoeducational groups in which ADHD patients participated at the Outpatients Clinic of the University Medical Centre, Groningen, and the Netherlands. The authors highlight that together with other psychosocial interventions for ADHD, psychoeducation for adults can play a significantly beneficial role. The chapter presents an update of existing research on psychoeducation for adults with ADHD. It outlines a six-session program for individuals with ADHD that incorporates the elements of psychoeducation. The chapter highlights some of the arguments in favor of psychoeducation. It finally makes some clinical suggestions on how to provide psychoeducation to adult patients with ADHD and their partners and family.
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ADHD in Adults
Characterization, Diagnosis, and Treatment
 , pp. 240 - 246
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2011

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