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Understanding ADHD: Current Research and Practice
- 4 Sequences
- Introductive Level
- Starts on November 3, 2019
- Ends on December 3, 2020
Course details
Syllabus
- What ADHD is, and the controversies raised by the concept of ADHD
- Latest neuroscientific and psychiatric research based on the mechanisms, symptoms and impairments of ADHD
- ADHD as a developmental disorder throughout the lifespan: genes, environments (protective and risk factors)
- Latest neuroscientific and psychiatric research based on the various means of screening and assessing for child ADHD
- Latest neuroscientific and psychiatric research based on the mechanisms, diagnosis and treatment of adult ADHD
- Understanding best practice in treatment for ADHD Mechanisms and efficacy of psychosocial treatments, pharmacological treatments supporting positive outcomes for those with ADHD and their families
Prerequisite
This course is for people with ADHD and anyone working with children and adults with ADHD. This includes parents and close family members, teachers, and educational (learning disability) assessors in schools and higher education and occupational therapists.
Instructors
Katya Rubia
Katya Rubia is Prof of Cognitive Neuroscience at King's College London. Prof Rubia is a world-leading expert of neuroimaging in ADHD (and related disorders) with over 200 papers and an h factor of 70
Eric Taylor
emeritus professor of child and adolescent psychiatry
Mark Kennedy
Dr Mark Kennedy’s main area of research is developmental psychology. He has a PhD in attachment theory and has worked on the English and Romanian Adoptees study since 2012.
Edmund Sonuga-Barke
Edmund Sonuga-Barke is Professor of Developmental Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience at the Institute of Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Kings College London. He is an expert on ADHD.
Philip Asherson
Philip Asherson is Professor of Molecular Psychiatry at King’s College London. He was among the first clinical experts to work with adult ADHD in the UK. His background training is in adult psychiatry
Editor
King's College London est un prestigieux établissement d'enseignement supérieur britannique. Fondé en 1829 par le roi George IV et le duc de Wellington, il s'agit de la troisième plus ancienne institution d'Angleterre après Oxford et Cambridge.
Platform
FutureLearn is a massive open online course (MOOC) learning platform founded in December 2012.
It is a company launched and wholly owned by The Open University in Milton Keynes, England. It is the first UK-led massive open online course learning platform, and as of March 2015 included 54 UK and international University partners and unlike similar platforms includes four non-university partners: the British Museum, the British Council, the British Library and the National Film and Television School.
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