Amazon Category:  Health/Wellness Publisher: Ladner-Drysdale ISBN-10:  0976066211 Type: Non-Fiction Pages: 136 Copyright: Aug 26,2006 ISBN-13: 9780976066217 Easy to use guide regarding ADD/ADHD treatment. Provides the indispensable information you need to make good decisons. Balanced regarding the use of medications. Table Of Contents: Acknowledgements vii Preface ix Section 1 Introduction Part 1 Why another book on AD/HD? 1 Part 2 Understanding AD/HD 3 Part 3 What happens if we don't treat? 13 Section 2 Twenty-one Medication Rules Every Parent Needs to Know 19 Section 3 The Medications Part 1 Stimulants 59 Part 2 Non-stimulants 73 Section 4 Q&A 89 Section 5 Helpful References and Resources for Further Study 99 Compiled List of Rules 113 Index 115 Author Biography 119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Excerpt SECTION 1—Introduction Part 1: Why another book on AD/HD? Every few weeks, I receive a phone call from a concerned parent. Often, they are asking about one of the medications their son or daughter takes. The questions are usually prompted by something they heard on the news, saw in the newspaper, or read on the Internet. At other times, the question follows a conversation with a concerned friend or relative. It has become very arduous for parents to make decisions regarding their children's care. There is an inordinate amount of information that currently already exists. This book will seek to answer some of the following questions: 1) Does my child really need treatment for "this AD/HD"? 2) Should I be considering medications to help them? 3) What about all the bad stuff you hear? 4) Is it even going to make a difference? 5) How do I go about making this decision? 6) How long would they have to take this medicine? Along with these questions, many other issues arise concerning the treatment of AD/HD. The aim of this book is to help parents make a well-informed decision regarding the treatment of AD/HD. The first significant step in making this decision is to determine whether your child or teenager even requires treatment. Once it has been decided that there is a need for treatment, an important part of making this informed decision is being aware of the available treatment options for AD/HD. Next, the strengths and weaknesses of the available treatment options must be evaluated.

Midwest Book Review: A list of recommended websites and an index round out this absolute "must-have" , April 14, 2007
Written by child & adolescent psychiatrist Mohab Hanna, MD, Making the Connection: A Parents Guide to Medication in AD/HD is a practical, plain-terms guide written especially for parents in search of answers for how to help their children with Attention Deficit Disorder and/or hyperactivity. Making the Connection does not try to pressure the reader into using medication on AD/HD children; neither does it exhort against the use of medication. The goal here is be as informative as possible, and help parents make the difficult choice of whether and/or how much to medicate. Both stimulant and non-stimulant medications are covered, and the "Twenty-One Medication Rules Every Parent Needs to Know" are especially valuable. ("Rule #18: Closely note baseline sleep, appetite, and mood prior to initiating a medication trial.") A list of recommended websites and an index round out this absolute "must-have" for any parent of a child diagnosed with AD/HD.