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Stephanie Moulton Sarkis | |
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| Born | Stephanie Moulton |
| Occupation | Self-help author |
| Education | PhD |
| Alma mater | University of Florida |
| Subject | Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder self-help books |
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Stephanie Moulton Sarkis is an author who has written six self-help books.
Sarkis is the author of the following books:
Stephanie Moulton Sarkis is a self-help author.
She has blog articles posted in Psychology Today , Forbes and Huffington Post . She writes about autism spectrum disorder and anxiety disorderstheir impact on college performance and personal finance. [1] [2] Sarkis' experience with having ADHD herself is profiled in the book The Gift of Adult ADD by Lara Honos-Webb. [3]
In graduate school, Sarkis was a co-recipient of an American Psychological Association Outstanding Dissertation Award; [4] the study was subsequently published in the Journal of Attention Disorders. [5] In 2002, she received a PhD in mental health counseling from the University of Florida, [6] and is an American Mental Health Counselors Association Diplomate and Clinical Specialist in Child and Adolescent Counseling. Her professional qualifications include Licensed Mental Health Counselor and National Certified Counselor. [7]
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, which are pervasive, impairing, and otherwise age inappropriate. Some individuals with ADHD also display difficulty regulating emotions, or problems with executive function. For a diagnosis, the symptoms have to be present for more than six months, and cause problems in at least two settings. In children, problems paying attention may result in poor school performance. Additionally, it is associated with other mental disorders and substance use disorders. Although it causes impairment, particularly in modern society, many people with ADHD have sustained attention for tasks they find interesting or rewarding, known as hyperfocus.
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Psychology Today is a media organization with a focus on psychology and human behavior. The Psychology Today website features therapy and health professionals directories and hundreds of blogs written by a wide variety of psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, medical doctors, anthropologists, sociologists, and science journalists. Psychology Today also publishes a bimonthly magazine, which first appeared in 1967.
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Stephen P. Hinshaw is an American psychologist whose contributions lie in the areas of developmental psychopathology and combating the stigma that surrounds mental illness. He has authored more than 325 scientific articles and chapters as well as 14 authored and edited books. Currently, he is Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and Professor In Residence and Vice Chair for Child and Adolescent Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco. His work focuses on child and adolescent mental disorders, clinical interventions, mechanisms of change in psychopathology, and stigma prevention efforts, with a specialization in ADHD and other externalizing behavioral disorders.
Joel Thomas Nigg is an American clinical psychologist known for his research on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). He is Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Behavioral Neuroscience at the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), where he is also director of the Division of Psychology and of the ADHD program.
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