The Distracted Couple: The Impact of ADHD on Adult Relationships

by Larry Maucieri

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Author: Larry Maucieri

Publisher: Crown House Publishing

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ISBN 10: 1845908775
ISBN 13: 978-1845908775

Although diagnosis and treatment of ADHD have historically focused on children, more recently, clinicians and researchers have explored the impact of ADHD on adults. Even so, few have focused on the effects of adult ADHD on relationships and marriages. The Distracted Couple clearly identifies the issues and concerns of adult ADHD that impact marriages and relationships, and provides a number of interventions, strategies, and treatments to effectively address these challenges. Section I covers an overview of evolving diagnoses, how ADHD impacts marital dysfunction; the impact of Executive Functioning Weaknesses, along with a personal interview with a one-on-one interview with a known expert in the field focusing on the impact of ADHD in couples. Section II focuses on diverse and less recognized populations such as African-American couples, Women with ADHD, and Same-Sex couples. Section III, Working with Couples with ADHD emphasizes treatment protocols and solutions to problems in couples. In total, this volume addresses many of the issues that couples face with either one or both partners experiencing ADHD and the many ways that clinicians can help them in dealing with these issues.

Review

"A treasure trove of clinical facts, pearls of wisdom, and theories sure to enrich, inform, and energize the practice of anyone who works with couples. Still vastly under-diagnosed, ADHD in adults can ruin a marriage and the lives involved in it. The rare therapist who can diagnose the adult ADHD can save that marriage and with it the lives it touches. A unique book, written by a wide range of gifted clinicians, The Distracted Couple is a gem, indispensable for all who work in the field. Highly recommended!" ----Edward Hallowell, MD, co-author of Vi>Married to Distraction

"Larry Maucieri and Jon Carlson have provided a vitally needed resource dealing with a crucial topic--a comprehensive guide to ADHD in couples. Chapters cogently describe such crucial topics as how to recognize ADHD, the role of executive functioning, ADHD in couples from diverse cultures, and ADHD in women, as well as how to work with ADHD in couple therapy. This book should be essential reading both for couple therapists and for those who work with those with attention deficit disorders." --Jay Lebow, Ph.D., LMFT, ABPP, Clinical Professor, The Family Institute at Northwestern and Northwestern University

Drs. Maucieri and Carlson provide much-needed guidance for adults with ADHD, those who love them, and the array of professionals who work with these individuals and couples. They have recruited an impressive group of experts on all aspects of ADHD, with an emphasis on effective intervention with couples, the unique focus of this book. They present sophisticated views on diagnosis and brain functioning, including current controversies, in a straightforward style that can be understood by laypersons without training in neuropsychology. Treatment is approached holistically, targeting multiple systems. The book is also unique in discussing populations impacted by ADHD but underserved, including African American couples, same sex couples, and women with ADHD. Hopefully this volume will enable clinicians to help combat the blame and self-blame that permeates the lives of those with ADHD, enabling couples to work together to cope with the many challenges and frustrations involved, and dispelling the myths about adult ADHD that have left the majority of individuals undiagnosed. --Thomas Todd, PhD, Chicago Center for Family Health, AAMFT Approved Supervisor

As ADHD becomes increasingly common in adults and couples, clinicians of all stripes will need to increase their understanding of this condition to better treat or more appropriately refer for treatment. This is the 'go to" book that I'll highly recommend to my students and colleagues. --Len Sperry, MD, PhD, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Medical College of Wisconsin, author of Handbook of Diagnosis & Treatment of DSM-5 Personality Disorders

Drs. Maucieri and Carlson provide much-needed guidance for adults with ADHD, those who love them, and the array of professionals who work with these individuals and couples. They have recruited an impressive group of experts on all aspects of ADHD, with an emphasis on effective intervention with couples, the unique focus of this book. They present sophisticated views on diagnosis and brain functioning, including current controversies, in a straightforward style that can be understood by laypersons without training in neuropsychology. Treatment is approached holistically, targeting multiple systems. The book is also unique in discussing populations impacted by ADHD but underserved, including African American couples, same sex couples, and women with ADHD. Hopefully this volume will enable clinicians to help combat the blame and self-blame that permeates the lives of those with ADHD, enabling couples to work together to cope with the many challenges and frustrations involved, and dispelling the myths about adult ADHD that have left the majority of individuals undiagnosed. --Thomas Todd, PhD, Chicago Center for Family Health, AAMFT Approved Supervisor

About the Author

Larry Maucieri, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Counseling at Governors State University and an affiliate clinical neuropsychologist at the Family Institute at Northwestern University.

Jon Carlson, PsyD, EdD, ABPP is Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Counseling at Governors State University and a psychologist at the Wellness Clinic in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. He has authored 170 journal articles and 55 books.