Hyperactive
Subtitle: the controversial history of ADHD
By: Matthew Smith
Edition: A Reaktion print on demand edition.
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9781780233352
Subjects: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; History; Etiology; Treatment
Description: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is one of the most common developmental disorders, with an average of 9 per cent of U.S. children between the ages of five and seventeen diagnosed each year. It is also one of the most controversial. Since the 1950s, when hyperactivity in children was first diagnosed, psychiatrists, educators, parents and politicians have debated the causes, treatment and implications of the disorder.
Notes: Originally published : 2012.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-240) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Why the hype?; title: Before hyperactivity; title: The first hyperactive children; title: Debating hyperactivity; title: Ritalin : magic bullet or black magic?; title: Alternative approaches; title: Hyperactive around the world; title: Conclusion : Happily hyperactive?