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A Disease Called Childhood : : why Adhd Became an American Epidemic

Wedge, Marilyn. Book - 2015 618.928 We None on shelf 1 request on 1 copy Community Rating: 0 out of 5

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Introduction: a season in childhood -- An American epidemic -- What is ADHD? -- A tale of many cultures -- How did we get here? -- How a diagnosis became an epidemic -- Big pharma and biological psychiatry -- The message in the media -- Saving our children -- Why American schools have to change -- Let food be thy medicine -- Tweens, teens, and screens -- Time-tested tactics for good parenting -- Protecting children in the age of adderall.

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PUBLISHED
New York : AVERY, a member of Penguin Group (USA), [2015]
Year Published: 2015
Description: xxii, 250 pages ; 22 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781583335635
1583335633

SUBJECTS
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Social aspects.
Child rearing.