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Reviews and Commentary for Out of the Fog: Treatment Options and Coping Strategies for Adult Attention Deficit Disorder by Kevin R. Murphy and Suzanne Levert

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Synopsis

Once known as "hyperactivity" and thought to occur only in children, Attention Deficit Disorder is now proving to be a serious neurobiological condition, which affects millions of adults across the country. In Out of the Fog, Dr. Kevin R. Murphy, Chief of the Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Clinic at the University of Massachusets Medical Center, and medical writer Suzanne LeVert give adult ADD patients and their families everything they need to understand and live with ADD, including practical advice on how to cope with its symptoms and current methods for treating this often debilitating condition. In this lively accesible guide you'll also finde:

• the latest medical information on drug therapy and other treatment breakthroughs
• psychological insight into the emotional fallout from ADD and how to handle it
• helpful tips on how to tame the "organizational devil" and improve communication skills
• strategies for coping with ADD in the workplace and in relationships

Reader Comments
A reader from Chicago , April 3, 1999 (rating 5 of 5)
comprehensive

Great content! Pulled together information from a large variety of sources, a lot I'd forgotten or overlooked, and then added lots of little "bombshells." Constant light bulbs going off. Connections! Answers! Wow! However, wonder if research substantiates statements such as "a lifelong pattern of self-medication with drugs/alcohol to concentrate better and to feel more comfortable w/peers..." Or are these authors'opinions based on treating ADDers?

Two complaints from an ADD person:1. Hey, I can't sort & track people at my office. Why would authors think that having 1/2 dozen personal story threads woven through the text be a good delivery mode? Better to put that information into a side bar so ADDers can easily go back and see who the heck is "Rich." 2. Wispy typeface & a layout with little white space proved difficult to read. And light subheadings buried midpage in the text mitigated their usefulness...ugh! Number of pages an issue? Hey, remember your audience!

Nevertheless, have raved about the book to others and passed it on to a sister.

gshad@earthlink.net from Spring WILL come to our Mpls, MN , February 14, 1999 (rating 5 of 5)
Treanchant, readable, practical!

What?! No review yet for this readable, practical, detailed book?

This book goes "Bang, bang, bang." No nonsense, nor lengthy stories, nor self-pity. Just good writing, covering the topic fairly widely and deeply; but foremost PRACTICAL: try this, remember that, structure the following, implement such a system...

Useful, reliable, well-built, pleasant to look at, and economical. This hummer is a Toyota Corolla. Take it for a test drive.

 

 

Reviews

From Booklist , 05/01/95:

Murphy, chief of the adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, aided by medical writer LeVert, discusses the recent recognition of attention deficit disorder as a problem that is not outgrown in adolescence, and they cogently summarize the stumbling blocks this affliction creates in the pursuit of a career or attainment of a healthy family life. Other books, such as Hallowell and Ratey's Driven to Distraction (1994) and Kelly and Ramundo's You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid, or Crazy? (1993), have done excellent jobs in alerting readers to ADHD as an issue in adult lives. But Murphy and LeVert's coverage of psychological and medicinal treatment is invaluable. An essential library item.

Copyright© 1995, American Library Association. All rights reserved

"Out of the Fog will serve as an invaluable resource for adults with ADD. It is accurate, comprehensive, and well written. Dr. Murphy's extensive clinical experience shows through on every page.

-- Michael Gordon, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the ADHD Program at SUNY Health Science Center

"Reading Out of the Fog literally saved my life. It is my 'ADD bible.' There, between the covers, I found myself. It has been of unspeakable value to me with its wealth of information and direction. Best of all I have leaarned there is an explanation, and there is hope and help. I am not alone.

-- Amy Damon, ADD patient

"A good, practical guide to living with ADD in adulthood. Readable, informative and useful."

-- Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Ratey, M.D.
authors of Driven to Distraction and Answers to Distraction

Table of Contents

Introduction

By Mary McDonald Richard

Pt. I. Demystifying Adult ADD

Ch. 1. ADD: It's Not Just for Kids Anymore

Ch. 2. Have You Been Living with ADD?

Ch. 3. Finally, a Diagnosis

Pt. II. Treatment and Strategies That Work

Ch. 4. The Role of Medication

Ch. 5. The Benefits of Therapy

Ch. 6. Creating a Balanced Life: Diet, Exercise, and Stress Management

Pt. III. Outmaneuvering ADD

Ch. 7. Taming the Organizational Devil

Ch. 8. Bridging the Communication Gap

Ch. 9. ADD: The Family Connection

Ch. 10. Planning for a Fuller Life

Appendix: Resources

Glossary

Index

 

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