Boxes, Tables, and Figures

Boxes

2.1 The DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for ADHD

2.2 ICD-10 criteria for hyperkinetic disorders

Tables

1.1 The three key symptoms of ADHD

2.1 Conditions that may present as similar to ADHD but are not ADHD

2.2 The Utah criteria for adult ADHD

7.1 Release rate of methylphenidate in different extended- release preparations (the Rubina Chart)

Figures

2.1 The circular relationship between science and diagnosis

2.2 The input needed to make a diagnosis

2.3 The role of biological, social, and psychological factors in the manifestation of the triad of symptoms seen in ADHD

4.1 The endophenotype

4.2 Behavioral inhibition

4.3 The Stop-Signal Reaction Time task (SSRT) and Go/No-go task

4.4 Working memory

6.1 The cortical regions of the brain

6.2 The limbic system

6.3 The regions of the basal ganglia

6.4 The regions of the frontal cortex communicate with striatal regions, which go on to communicate with other regions of the basal ganglia and the thalamus

7.1 The neuron

7.2 The action potential

7.3 Dopamine and noradrenaline synthesis and metabolism

7.4 A normal unaffected dopaminergic synapse

7.5 The effects of amphetamine and methylphenidate on the neuron