Biomedical subjects

John A Tetnowski

Publications and source records attributed to John A Tetnowski.

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PubMed2004

Emerging issues and trends in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: an update for the speech-language pathologist.

There are many trends in the diagnosis and treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) that have emerged over the past several years. The first of these emerging trends is the growing prevalence of ADHD diagnoses across age groups and cultures. Although the causes of this growing prevalence are unclear, several suggestions, including a broader definition of ADHD, are discussed as potential contributions. A second emerging issue is related to the underlying theory of ADHD. Barkley's biopsychosocial model of ADHD is briefly discussed as a prototype model to help in the understanding of ADHD. Finally, the growing trend in pharmacological treatment of ADHD is discussed. Stimulant medications, as well as a recent nonstimulant medication are discussed and compared with nonpharmacological alternatives.

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity↗

PubMed2004

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and concomitant communicative disorders.

The relationship between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and communication disorders is complex and often misunderstood. Misunderstandings arise in part because of definitions and diagnostic categorizations that change over the years and because of overlapping symptoms between diagnostic categories. In addition, many of the symptoms that are necessary for the diagnosis of ADHD are prerequisite skills required to perform well on standardized language tests. Consequently, it is difficult to know the exact prevalence of ADHD and concomitant communicative disorders, especially language disorders. Several hypotheses are developed that indicate why the differential diagnosis is so difficult.

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity↗

PubMed2003

Qualitative research: implications for description and assessment.

As clinical speech-language pathologists seeking different ways to understand the complexity of communication within naturalistic and social contexts, we are progressively adapting the qualitative research methods of the social sciences for our assessment purposes. This article discusses some basic principles and practices discussed previously in this forum on qualitative research and demonstrates how they can be employed to provide effective and sufficient clinical communicative assessment.

Anthropology, Cultural↗

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The clinical analysis layer of transcription.

The clinical analysis layer of transcription is part of a 'toolkit' approach for detailed analysis of communication samples. This article provides a rationale for using the clinical analysis strategy and is supported by several examples of how a clinical analysis layer can add to the understanding of communication errors or other clinical areas of interest. The examples used in this paper are drawn from the areas of stuttering and aural rehabilitation and demonstrate the utility of this clinical analysis layer of transcription.

Humans↗