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Author : Shaya W Gilbert
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 20,61 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
ISBN : 9780553575521
Get the facts about the most prescribed pill for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
Author : Peter Breggin
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 32,92 MB
Release : 2007-10-10
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0738212105
Millions of children take Ritalin for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The drug's manufacturer, Novartis, claims that Ritalin is the "solution" to this widespread problem. But hidden behind the well-oiled public-relations machine is a potentially devastating reality: children are being given a drug that can cause the same bad effects as amphetamine and cocaine, including behavioral disorders, growth suppression, neurological tics, agitation, addiction, and psychosis. Talking Back to Ritalin uncovers these and other startling facts and translates the research findings for parents and doctors alike. An advocate for education not medication, Dr. Breggin empowers parents to channel distracted, disenchanted, and energetic children into powerful, confident, and brilliant members of the family and society.
Author : Peter Breggin
Publisher : Da Capo Lifelong Books
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 10,52 MB
Release : 2009-04-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0786747293
Known as the "Ralph Nader of psychiatry," Peter Breggin has been the medical expert in countless civil and criminal cases involving the use or misuse of psychoactive medications. This unusual position has given him unprecedented access to private pharmaceutical research and correspondence files, access that informs this straight-talking guide to the most-prescribed and controversial class of psychoactive medications prescribed for children. From how these drugs work in the brain to documented side and withdrawal effects, The Ritalin Fact Book is up-to-the-minute and easy-to-access. With its suggestions for non-prescriptive ways to treat ADD and ADHD, it is essential reading for every parent whose child is on or who has been recommended psychoactive medication.
Author : Lawrence H. Diller
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 15,76 MB
Release : 2009-09-23
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 030742328X
In a book as provocative and newsworthy as Listening to Prozac and Driven to Distraction, a physician speaks out on America's epidemic level of diagnoses for attention deficit disorder, and on the drug that has become almost a symbol of our times: Ritalin. In 1997 alone, nearly five million people in the United States were prescribed Ritalin--most of them young children diagnosed with attention deficit disorder. Use of this drug, which is a stimulant related to amphetamine, has increased by 700 percent since 1990. And this phenomenon appears to be uniquely American: 90 percent of the world's Ritalin is used here. Is this a cause for alarm--or simply the case of an effective treatment meeting a newly discovered need? Important medical advance--or drug of abuse, as some critics claim? Lawrence Diller has written the definitive book about this crucial debate--evenhanded, wide-ranging, and intimate in its knowledge of families, schools, and the pressures of our speeded-up society. As a pediatrician and family therapist, he has evaluated hundreds of children, adolescents, and adults for ADD, and he offers crucial information and treatment options for anyone struggling with this problem. Running on Ritalin also throws a spotlight on some of our most fundamental values and goals. What does Ritalin say about the old conundrums of nature vs. nurture, free will vs. responsibility? Is ADD a disability that entitles us to special treatment? If our best is not good enough, can we find motivation and success in a pill? Is there still a place for childhood in the performance-driven America of the late nineties?
Author : Richard J. DeGrandpre
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 46,4 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780393320251
In this illuminating investigation of the epidemic of attention deficit disorder (ADD) and Ritalin, psychologist DeGrandpre sounds the warning that we may be failing our children by treating symptoms and not causes with a quick fix and ultimately unsatisfactory solution.
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Page : 48 pages
File Size : 40,74 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
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Author : Elizabeth Wurtzel
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 12,40 MB
Release : 2003-01-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0743223314
This is the brutally honest account of Wurtzel's descent into drug addiction and how she managed to break free from Ritalin to love life and herself.
Author : Richard Saul
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 50,99 MB
Release : 2014-02-18
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0062266756
In this groundbreaking and controversial book, behavioral neurologist Dr. Richard Saul draws on five decades of experience treating thousands of patients labeled with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder—one of the fastest growing and widely diagnosed conditions today—to argue that ADHD is actually a cluster of symptoms stemming from over 20 other conditions and disorders. According to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 6.4 million children between the ages of four and seventeen have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. While many skeptics believe that ADHD is a fabrication of drug companies and the medical establishment, the symptoms of attention-deficit and hyperactivity are all too real for millions of individuals who often cannot function without treatment. If ADHD does not exist, then what is causing these debilitating symptoms? Over the course of half a century, physician Richard Saul has worked with thousands of patients demonstrating symptoms of ADHD. Based on his experience, he offers a shocking conclusion: ADHD is not a condition on its own, but rather a symptom complex caused by over twenty separate conditions—from poor eyesight and giftedness to bipolar disorder and depression—each requiring its own specific treatment. Drawing on in-depth scientific research and real-life stories from his numerous patients, ADHD Does not Exist synthesizes Dr. Saul's findings, and offers and clear advice for everyone seeking answers.
Author : Tracy Lynn
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 42,93 MB
Release : 2015-02-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1481429515
In this timely and thought-provoking novel inspired by the epidemic of prescription drug use among teens, class superstar Thyme Gilcrest is convinced she has ADHD and borrows Ritalin from a friend to stay on top at her overachieving high school. Soon Thyme is trading with classmates to get the meds she "needs." Original.
Author : Alan Schwarz
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 32,14 MB
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1501105922
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. -- Provided by publisher.