A disease called childhood
Subtitle: why ADHD became an American epidemic
By: Marilyn Wedge, PhD
Publisher: AVERY, a member of Penguin Group (USA)
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9781583335635
Subjects: Child rearing; Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Description: "Examines how myriad factors have come together, resulting in a generation addicted to stimulant drugs, and a medical system that encourages diagnosis instead of seeking other solutions ... Wedge draws on her decades of experience, as well as up-to-date research, to offer a new perspective on ADHD. Instead of focusing only on treating symptoms, she looks at the various potential causes of hyperactivity and inattention in children and examines behavioral and environmental, as opposed to strictly biological, treatments that have been proven to help"--Dust jacket flap.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-242) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: A season in childhood; title: What is ADHD?; title: A tale of many cultures; title: How a diagnosis became an epidemic; title: Big pharma and biological psychiatry; title: The message in the media; title: Why American schools have to change; title: Let food be thy medicine; title: Tweens, teens, and screens; title: Time-tested tactics for good parenting; title: Protecting children in the age of Adderall.