The Distracted Couple: The Impact of ADHD on Adult Relationships

by Larry Maucieri, Jon Carlson (Editor), Larry Mauceri (Editor)

Overview

The Distracted Couple identifies the aspects of adult ADHD that impact marriages and relationships, and provides a number of interventions, strategies and treatments to effectively address these challenges.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781845908775
Publisher:	Crown House Publishing
Publication date:	11/15/2013
Pages:	330
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Larry Maucieri, PhD, ABPP-CN 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, Psy.D., Ed.D. ABPP was a Distinguished Professor of Adlerian Psychology at Adler University, Chicago, Illinois and a psychologist with the Wellness Clinic in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Jon authored over 60 books in many areas including psychotherapy, family therapy, marital enrichment, consultation, loneliness and Adlerian psychology. He also produced over 300 videos featuring the world's best therapists.

Table of Contents

Contributors vii

Foreword Pat Love, EdD xi

Acknowledgements xiii

Introduction Larry Maucieri, PhD Jon Carlson, PsyD, EdD xv

Part I Effects of ADHD on Couples

1 ADD, ADHD, & Adults: Sorting It All Out Larry Maucieri, PhD 3

2 What ADHD Looks Like in Your Practice Melissa Orlov, AB 33

3 Executive Functioning Weaknesses Underlie ADHD Symptoms Ari Tuckman, PsyD, MBA 55

Part II ADHD in Diverse and Less Recognized Groups

4 Breaking the Silence: ADHD & African American Couples Roberta Waite, EdD, APRN Stephanie Brooks, PhD, LCSW, LMFT 85

5 African American Couples & ADHD: A Multilevel Approach Stephanie Brooks, PhD, LCSW, LMFT Roberta Waite, EdD, APRN 101

6 It Is Different for Women with ADHD in Intimate Relationships Linda Roggli, PCC 123

7 Working with Same Sex Couples in ADHD Impacted Relationships Jennifer Koretsky, BA, SCAC 143

Part III Working with Couples with ADHD

8 The ADHD Effect Marital Recovery Map Melissa Orlov, AB 175

9 Addressing Executive Weaknesses to Improve Relationship Functioning Ari Tuckman, PsyD, MBA 221

10 The Impact of ADHD on the Other Partner Susan Tschudi, MA 249

11 The Forgotten Sub-System: Neurofeedback for the Distracted Couple Gerald Gluck, PhD 279

12 The Cost of ADHD for Couples Stephanie Moulton Sarkis, PhD 311

Conclusion: What Follows Next? Jon Carlson, PsyD, EdD Larry Maucieri, PhD 333

Name Index 337

Subject Index 345

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Michael S. Goldsby, PhD, CCRP (Family Psychiatry of The Woodlands)
Description: This groundbreaking work offers a wide range of models, theories, and interventions focused on the effects of adult ADHD on close relationships and marriage. This timely book offers insightful information on how adult relationships, including same-sex relationships, are impacted when one or both partners have been diagnosed with ADHD.
Purpose: One purpose is to address a gap in the clinical professional literature on adult couples affected by ADHD. A second purpose is to extend the recent groundbreaking work done by contemporary researchers on the effects of ADHD on adult relationships and couples, and to foster new ideas and research that builds on the insightful work this book presents.
Audience: It is intended for professionals who work with these adult clients, including counselors, therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, physicians, nurses, life coaches, and social workers. Readers who may be involved in an adult relationship with a person with ADHD may also benefit from the book.
Features: ADHD, once thought of as a childhood disorder, has been demonstrated through science and practice to be an adult disorder as well. The main focus of this book is on couples therapy and coaching skills for partnerships that have been negatively impacted by ADHD. Groundbreaking work is presented on novel topics such as the effects of ADHD on executive functions, including how these problems result in relationship concerns. Detailed chapters on same-sex and African-American couples present novel ideas and ways in which to address the unique struggles that ADHD creates for these couples. An interesting feature is a detailed, three-stage recovery map that addresses the challenges that people in these relationships confront.
Assessment: This is a much-needed resource for mental health practitioners and other professionals who work with adult clients directly or indirectly impacted by ADHD. Clinicians now have a wide-ranging guide in terms of better understanding adult ADHD and working more effectively with clients through their choice of targeted therapeutic interventions, strategies, and treatments. The extraordinary recent work in this field is captured in this go-to reference, making it a must-read for anyone who works with this patient population.

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