Hojka Gregoric Kumperscak

University of Maribor

Assoc. Prof. Hojka Gregorič Kumperščak, MD, Ph.D., was born in Maribor, Slovenia in 1970. She finished the Faculty of Medicine in Ljubljana, Slovenia in 1996. She trained in child and adolescent psychiatry in Slovenia and abroad (Italy, UK, Germany, and Switzerland). She has served as chair of the Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor, Slovenia, since January 2017, and has been head of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit, University Clinical Center, Maribor, since 2008. She is the president of the Slovenian Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She is also the national coordinator–training director for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Slovenia and secretary of the Child and Adolescent section of the Union European Medical Specialists (UEMS-CAP). She is a member of the editorial board for the World Psychiatric Association’s journal, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Her clinical work is mainly with adolescents with personality and psychotic disorders. Her research work focuses on the genetics of developmental disorders including ADHD and early-onset schizophrenia. Dr. Kumperščak is an adolescent identity treatment psychotherapist and trainer. She has written many scientific articles and book chapters on different CAP topics.

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder. Previously, it was considered a disorder that affected children only. Recently, however, there is no doubt that ADHD can affect adults as well, but with different clinical presentation. Thus, it is critical to understand how the clinical picture of the disorder changes with development. Traditional ADHD diagnostic procedures are broadening and incorporating new entities like endophenotypes. Comorbidity is a rule, especially if ADHD is not recognized and treated early. New genetic studies bring deeper and more concise knowledge about the disorder’s etiology. This book addresses these aspects of ADHD to bring about more clarity and understanding of the disorder.

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