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Making the System Work for Your Child with ADHD

15 reviews
Peter S. Jensen MD

The Guilford Press, 2004

A very good book
Of all the ADHD books I have read, about 8 at this point, I have learned the most from this one. It is practical, and has lots of tips. I now have a binder that I use that I take with me to all of my child's meetings, and to my visits with the Sammi's doctor. My book is almost completely marked up, and in the margins of about every 2nd or 3rd page, there is an underline, or a "do this." ...

Toward a New Diagnostic System for Child Psychopathology: Moving Beyond the DSM

1 review
Peter S. Jensen MD, Penny Knapp MD, ...

The Guilford Press, 2006

A sensible scientific approach to children's mental health diagnosis
While DSM-IV(TR) and all earlier versions are a bit too cook-booky for me, and ignore developmental, contextual, and environmental considerations, this book's approach to diagnosis does not disappoint. Across all of the chapters on various psychiatric diagnoses, from ADHD, autism, anxiety, and depression to controversial diagnoses like conduct disorder, I was impressed with the authors' ...