PATIENT RESOURCES
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Books
Taking Charge of Adult ADHD
Russell A. Barkeley, Ph.D.
The Guildford Press, 2010
72 Spring St.
New York, NY 10012
Driven To Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood
Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey
Touchstone Press 1994
Rockefeller Center
1230 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Delivered from Distraction : Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder
Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey
A Ballentine Book 1995
Random House Publishing Group
New York, NY 10020
Is it You, Me, or Adult ADHD; Stopping the Roller Coaster when Someone You Love has Attention Deficit Disorder
Gina Pera
1201 Alarm Press, 1995
2261 Market St., Suite 230
San Francisco, CA 94114
Fidget to Focus : Outwit Your Boredom: Sensory Strategies for Living with ADD
Roland Rotz and Sarah Wright
iUniverse, Inc. Publishers 1995
10 Simple Solutions to Adult ADHD; How to Overcome Chronic Distraction and Accomplish Your Goals
Stephanie Moulton Sarkis, Ph.D.
New Harbinger Publications, Inc., 2011
5674 Shattuck Ave.
Oakland, CA 94609
Organizations and Websites
CHADD: Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
8181 Professional Place, Suite 150,
Landover, MD 20785
National Resource Center on ADHD (800) 233•4050
Business (301) 306•7070 FAX (301) 306•7090
With over 20,000 members and 200 affiliates and local chapters nationwide, CHADD is the nation’s leading non-profit organization serving individuals with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
The National Resource Center on ADHD (NRC)
The National Resource Center on ADHD offers current research findings, information on diagnosis, treatment and interventions, and quality-of-life information about the disorder that is geared for health professionals, educators, researchers, parents and policy- makers. The center was established by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD), a national ADHD advocacy organization, in response to what the CDC considers to be a growing public health concern. The NRC was created to meet the information needs of both professionals and the general public.
National Institute of Mental Health
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder web site:
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/adhd.cfm
The National Institute of Mental Health is the lead Federal agency for research on mental and behavioral disorders. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is one of 27 components of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Federal government's principal biomedical and behavioral research agency. NIH is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Internet Mental Health ADHD Information Center
http://www.mentalhealth.com/dis/p20-ch01.html
This site includes information on diagnosis, treatment, and research, and includes links to booklets and magazine articles.
