Non-Drug Treatments for ADHD

[A]n immensely useful, helpful book... When I see clients who are newly assessed with attention difficulties, and hesitant to try medications, or who have tried it and found that they do not work, or cannot be tolerated, it is useful to be able to steer them towards this book. -- Metapsychology Online Reviews This book is a winner! Gerbarg and Brown have written a lively, well-researched, hugely needed book on treatments for ADHD that do not involve the use of medication. The book is in no way anti-medication, but rather addresses the enormous need for reliable information as to what else people can try to help them deal with ADHD. Written by two clinicians, the book is rooted in real-life experience and is chock-full of vivid anecdotes as well as many useful, succinct tables and lists. -- Edward Hallowell, MD, co-author of Driven to Distraction and Delivered from Distraction This book is a treasure for both healthcare professionals and the general public. The easily-read text provides a careful review of the research investigating complementary and alternative treatments for ADHD. More importantly, the authors share their wealth of clinical experience in the diagnosis and treatment of this common and disabling disorder. -- Philip R. Muskin, MD, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry & Chief of Service, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center Gerbarg and Brown are a physician team who point the way for the mental health professional of the future ... accessible but scholarly, redolent with care and compassion for their patients, and a balanced, even-handed treatment of a difficult subject. -- Stephen Larsen, PhD, Psychology Professor Emeritus, SUNY; Director, Stone Mountain Center; and author of The Healing Power of Neurofeedback This is the book I will recommend to my patients requesting information on alternatives to medications in the treatment of ADD/ADHD. There is something in here for everyone, from the conscientious parent to the well-established practicing psychiatrist. The resources section alone is worth the price of this book. Gerbarg and Brown delve deeper into the core dysfunctions of ADD/ADHD than is currently being taught in a standard psychiatric education. Well-researched and science-based. -- Lila Elizabeth Massoumi, MD, ABIHM, Chair, APA Caucus on Complementary, Alternative, & Integrative Medicine (APACAIM), and Chair, Dept of Psychiatry, Hurley Medical Center This book inspired me with hope and encouraged and helped me to capture the joy of living with people with ADHD. I hope it does the same for you. -- Leslie Andrade, elementary school teacher and mother of a child with ADHD