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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Schwarz, Alan, 1968-     Subjects     Attention-deficit-disordered children -- Treatment -- Evaluation.     Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.     Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Treatment -- Evaluation.     Diagnostic errors -- Case studies.     Pharmaceutical industry -- Corrupt practices.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Schwarz, Alan, 1968-       by title:      ADHD nation : childr...       by call number:      618.928589 S411a     Search the Web     Schwarz, Alan, 1968-     Attention-deficit-disordered children -- Treatment -- Evaluation.     Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.     Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Treatment -- Evaluation.     Diagnostic errors -- Case studies.     Pharmaceutical industry -- Corrupt practices.       MARC Display

ADHD nation : children, doctors, big pharma, and the making of an American epidemic / Alan Schwarz. by Schwarz, Alan, 1968- Scribner, 2016. Call #: 618.928589 S411a Subjects Attention-deficit-disordered children -- Treatment -- Evaluation.   Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.   Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Treatment -- Evaluation.   Diagnostic errors -- Case studies.   Pharmaceutical industry -- Corrupt practices. ISBN:  9781501105913 (hc.) Alternate title:  A.D.H.D. nation : children, doctors, big pharma, and the making of an American epidemic Edition:  First Scribner hardcover edition. Description:  viii, 338 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-316) and index. Contents:  Fidgety Phil's arithmetic pills -- Dr. Conners -- From MBD to ADD -- Collision course -- Kristin -- Jamison -- ADD for all -- The hijacking -- There's something they know about us -- Higher and higher -- Less than -- Bright college days -- And now, a word from our sponsors -- Awakening -- Connection -- This is your brain on capitalism -- Coming soon to a doctor near you -- Prescription. Summary:  The widespread misdiagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. ADHD is one of the most controversial conditions in medicine, with serious effects on children, adults, and society. More than 1 in 7 American children get diagnosed with ADHD - three times what experts have said is appropriate - meaning that millions of kids are misdiagnosed and taking medications such as Adderall or Concerta for a psychiatric condition they probably do not have. The numbers rise every year. And still, many experts and drug companies deny any cause for concern. In fact, they say that adults and the rest of the world should embrace ADHD and that its medications will transform their lives. Alan Schwarz examines the roots and the rise of this cultural and medical phenomenon. The father of ADHD, Dr. Keith Conners, spends fifty years advocating drugs like Ritalin before realizing his role in what he now calls "a national disaster of dangerous proportions"; a troubled young girl and a studious teenage boy get entangled in the growing ADHD machine and take medications that backfire horribly; and big Pharma egregiously over-promotes the disorder and earns billions from the mishandling of children. Alan Schwarz is an investigative reporter for The New York Times. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Woodlawn Public Library Adult Nonfiction 618.928589 S411a Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Musquodoboit Harbour Public Library Adult Nonfiction 618.928589 S411a Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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