From Chaos to Coherence Psychotherapy with a Little Boy with ADHD

Foreword -- Introduction -- Our first meeting in the waiting room -- Douglas's life history -- The psychological assessment -- The first year of psychotherapy -- The second year -- The third year -- The fourth year -- The fifth year -- The sixth year -- The seventh and last year of psychotherapy -- Has it been worth it? -- Psychotherapy for children with emotional and neuropsychiatric disturbances -- Concluding remarks -- Tests used for the psychological assessment -- Criteria for ADHD according to diagnostic manual DSM-IV

Biography

Elisabeth Cleve was born in 1946 in Stockholm, Sweden, where she was educated at the Erica Founcation, a training centre for psychotherapists specializing in children and adolescents. She is a licensed psychologist and psychotherapist for children and young people, a specialist in clinical psychology, a supervisor and an author. Her publications include 'From Chaos to Coherence. Psychotherapy with a boy with ADHD' (Karnac, 2004) and, with Britta Blomberg, 'The Machover Test. A Handbook with Theoretical Perspectives' (Psykologifoerlaget AB, 1997).