Attention Deficits: Current Concepts, Controversies, Management, and Approaches to Classroom Instruction.

Busch, Betsy

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ERIC Number: EJ475890

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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Attention Deficits: Current Concepts, Controversies, Management, and Approaches to Classroom Instruction.

Busch, Betsy

Annals of Dyslexia, v43 p5-25 1993

This article reviews diagnostic criteria for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and undifferentiated attention deficit disorder; typical presenting features; theories of the biological basis of attentional disorders; and treatments, including medical treatments with stimulants and tricyclic antidepressants and nonmedical treatments such as behavior modification, psychotherapy, diets, and specific educational modifications. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Biological Influences, Classroom Techniques, Clinical Diagnosis, Drug Therapy, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Methods, Etiology, Hyperactivity, Intervention, Medical Services, Psychotherapy, Student Characteristics, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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