Cognitive Behavior Therapy for College Students with Attention- Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a developmental syndrome that persists into adulthood for the majority of children with ADHD. Other individuals may not experience the full negative effects of undiagnosed ADHD until they face the demands of adult life. College counseling centers in particular are seeing a rise in the number of students seeking therapeutic services for issues related to ADHD. The purpose of this paper is to provide background information about the prevalence of ADHD on college campuses, its impact on affected students, and to introduce a cognitive behavior therapy approach for college students with ADHD. [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-HAWORTH. E-mail address: Website: © 2006 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.] J. Russell Ramsay, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and is Associate Director of Penn’s Adult ADHD Treatment and Research Program, Philadelphia, PA. Anthony L. Rostain, MD, is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and is Director of Penn’s Adult ADHD Treatment and Research Program, Philadelphia, PA. Address correspondence to: J. Russell Ramsay, PhD, Adult ADHD Treatment and Research Program, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3535 Market Street, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104-3309 (E-mail: [email protected]. edu). The authors wish to express their gratitude to Jennifer Elliott and Lofton Harris for their helpful comments. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, Vol. 21(1) 2006 Available online at http://www.haworthpress.com/web/JCSP © 2006 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved. doi:10.1300/J035v21n01_02 3