Tic Disorders (eBook)

A Guide for Parents and Professionals

Uttom Chowdhury, Tara Murphy (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
192 Seiten
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-85700-917-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Presenting everything parents and professionals need to know about tic disorders, this essential guide provides up-to-date information on the condition, diagnosis, its management, and how to support a child with a tic disorder. Written in clear, accessible language, it also covers common co-occurring conditions and difficulties.

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This is the essential one-stop guide for parents of children and young people with tic disorders and the professionals who work with them. Drawing on current research and their own clinical experience, the authors provide up-to-date information on tic disorders and review the psychological, medical and alternative methods of managing symptoms. Written in clear, accessible language and with practical advice on how to support children with tics at home and in school, the book also includes essential information on the common co-occurring conditions and difficulties, such as ADHD, anxiety, OCD, autism, self-esteem issues and behavioural difficulties.

Autor

Uttom Chowdhury works as a Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Bedfordshire and London. He was previously Visiting Professor at the University of Bedfordshire. He is co-author of Why Do You Do That?: A Book about Tourette Syndrome for Children and Young People, also published by JKP, and is based in London, UK.Tara Murphy is Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Paediatric Neuropsychologist at the Tic Disorder Clinic at Great Ormond Street Hospital. She has worked with children with tics and Tourette's for over twelve years and has published research and European guidelines on tic disorders. She is based in London, UK.

Inhalt

Foreword by Suzanne Dobson, Chief Executive of Tourette Action, UK. Part 1. Tics and Tourette Syndrome. 1.1. What are Tic Disorders? 1.2. Signs and Symptoms. 1.3. Causes of Tic Disorders. Part 2. Management. 2.1. Working with Schools. 2.2. Psychological Management. 2.3. Medication. 2.4. Neurosurgery. 2.5. Less Well Validated Treatments. Part 3. Co-occurring Features and Conditions. 3.1. ADHD. 3.2. OCD. 3.3. Depression. 3.4. Anxiety. 3.5. ASD. 3.6. Specific Learning Difficulties. 3.7. Sleep. 3.8. Anger. Part 4. Parenting and Family Life. 4.1. Adjusting to the Diagnosis. 4.2. Dealing with Behavioural Problems. 4.3. Improving your Child's Self Esteem. Appendix I. Glossary. Appendix II. Useful resources and websites. References. Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.9.2016
• Vorwort: Suzanne Dobson
• Zusatzinfo: 18 b&w diagrams and illustrations
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Schwangerschaft / Geburt
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pädiatrie
• Schlagworte: ADHD • Advice • Anxiety • Autism • Bullying • Classroom • compulsive • ERP • Exposure with Response Prevention • Family • Gosh • Great Ormond Street • Guidebook • Habit Reversal Therapy • HRT • Isaac McCormick • Lesson • medication • motor tics • OCD • Parents • Pete Bennett • phonic tics • school • self-esteem • Suzanne Dobson • Teacher • Tic Disorder • Tourette Action • Tourette’s • Tourette Syndrome • vocal tics • Why Do You Do That?
• ISBN-10: 0-85700-917-6 / 0857009176
• ISBN-13: 978-0-85700-917-3 / 9780857009173