DIG Coaching Practice presents "The Importance of Emotion in Understanding and Managing ADHD" on Attention Talk Radio with Dr. Russell A. Barkley

TAMPA, FL, March 06, 2011 (Press-News.org) DIG Coaching Practice presents Attention Talk Radio with host, Jeff Copper, and Dr. Russell Barkley on the importance of emotion in understanding and managing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Medical papers dating back to 1798 always included emotion in the conceptualization of ADHD and continued up to the 1970 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 2nd Edition (DSM-II). Since then, emotional dysregulation has been excluded from the clinical conceptualization of the condition. In this discussion, Dr. Barkley will present his argument on why emotion needs to be returned to a central place in ADHD.

Dr. Russell Barkley is a world-renowned authority on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Having spent his entire professional career studying ADHD and its diagnosis, assessment, and management, he has received numerous citations for excellence in his research and opinions on ADHD and is highly esteemed by other professionals in his field. Dr. Barkley has written extensively on various treatments for ADHD that do not have a sound scientific basis or that have been disproven in research, such as diet or nutrition, sensory integration, chiropractic, and cognitive-behavioral training for children with ADHD, among others. He received his Ph.D. in 1977 in clinical psychology at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, receiving the Distinguished Dissertation Award for his research on the effects of medication on children with ADHD. His expertise has garnered many awards for his work in ADHD and the field of psychology.

He is the author of numerous books, including titles such as Your Defiant Teen: 10 Steps to Resolve Conflict and Rebuild Your Relationship; Your Defiant Child: Eight Steps to Better Behavior; Taking Charge of ADHD, Revised Edition: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents; ADHD and the Nature of Self-Control, and Defiant Teens: A Clinician's Manual for Assessment and Family Intervention. His latest book, Taking Charge of Adult ADHD (New York, Guilford Publications), was released in August 2010 and is available from the publisher, any major bookseller, and on his website at http://www.russelbarkley.org, where his many other publications are also available, along with his complete professional profile and impressive credentials.

The program is scheduled for Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at 8:00 p.m. (EST). The public is encouraged to join their interactive discussion by logging on to http://www.blogtalkradio.com/attentiontalkradio or by calling (646) 652-4409 to listen or ask questions.

Attention Talk Radio (ATR) is a weekly, Internet-based, talk-radio show offering insight and insightful thinking to help prepare the mind to solve problems through insight or the sudden comprehension after viewing something in a different light. The show is broadcast live and streams from the Attention Talk Radio studio page at http://www.attentiontalkradio.com where visitors will find the show schedule and stream. Show archives are available to the public via iTunes or the RSS feed located on the studio page. The show is hosted on a web-based platform where anyone with a phone or a computer may listen, participate, and interact.

Jeff Copper, DIG Coaching Practice, is one of the world's ONLY attention coaches, bringing diverse experience and wisdom to help individuals, particularly those impacted by attention deficit disorder (ADD) or its symptoms, pay attention to the right thing. DIG Coaching excavates successful outcomes daily just by coaching individuals to pay attention to the right things. To learn more, visit digcoaching.com to download your copy of "Finding the Obvious Solutions When They Aren't So Obvious!