Self-Help/Psychology
"A wonderfully readable and, most important, practical and useful book on ADD," -Judith L. Rapoport, M.D., Chief, Child Psychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, author of The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing
Through vivid stories of the experiences of their patients (both adults and children), Drs. Hallowell and Ratey show the varied forms ADD takes from the hyperactive search for high stimulation to the floating inattention of daydreaming-and the transforming impact of pre- cise diagnosis and treatment.
"Conversational in tone, encyclopedic in content, and, best of all, utterly convincing because of its grounding in clinical experience, Driven to Distraction should make Attention Deficit Disorder comprehensible even to the most distractible reader."
-Peter D. Kramer, M.D., author of Listening to Prozac
"This rich resource has it all-education, family perspectives, diagnosis and treatment, sub- types but throughout there is a joyful and pervading sense of hope. One cannot read this book without developing a great sense of how it feels to live with ADD-to compensate for, even to benefit from, its characteristics."
-Sandra Freed Thomas, R.N., former president of CH.A.D.D. (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder)
"The highest order of helping and healing glows through this book. Informative, compassion- ate, practical, and-yes-funny, it draws the reader in as it throws confusion out."
-Priscilla L. Vail, author of Smart Kids with School Problems
"This is an important and much-needed book! Wise, practical, and reassuring.... A must-read for anyone who knows, treats, or is an 'underachiever' in school or in life."
-Jane M. Healy, Ph.D., author of Endangered Lives
EDWARD M. HALLOWELL, M.D., is in private practice in adult and child psychiatry. He lives in the Boston area with his wife, Sue, and children, Lucy and Jack.
JOHN J. RATEY, M.D., is an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and is in private practice. He lives in the Boston area with his wife, Nancy, and children, Jessica and Kathryn.
