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The ADHD Explosion. Myths, Medication, and Money, and Today's Push for Performance.
Hinshaw, Stephen P.; Scheffler, Richard M.
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Description for The ADHD Explosion. Myths, Medication, and Money, and Today's Push for Performance.
The ADHD Explosion and Today's Push for Performance uniquely blends clinical wisdom, current science, new information on medical and school policy, and global trends to debunk myths and set the record straight on ADHD. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBPK; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 240 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most controversial and misunderstood medical conditions today. With skyrocketing rates of diagnosis and medication treatment, it has generated a firestorm of controversy. Alarming questions have been raised about ADHD in recent years: *Why are over 10% of children and adolescents in the U.S. now diagnosed with ADHD, with projected rates quickly rising? *Why do over two-thirds of those diagnosed with ADHD receive medication? *In some southern states, why are boys diagnosed at rates of almost one in three? *What is causing the fast-rising diagnosis and medication ... Read more
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most controversial and misunderstood medical conditions today. With skyrocketing rates of diagnosis and medication treatment, it has generated a firestorm of controversy. Alarming questions have been raised about ADHD in recent years: *Why are over 10% of children and adolescents in the U.S. now diagnosed with ADHD, with projected rates quickly rising? *Why do over two-thirds of those diagnosed with ADHD receive medication? *In some southern states, why are boys diagnosed at rates of almost one in three? *What is causing the fast-rising diagnosis and medication ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199790555
SKU
V9780199790555
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About Hinshaw, Stephen P.; Scheffler, Richard M.
Stephen P. Hinshaw, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and Vice-Chair for Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco. Richard M. Scheffler, PhD, is Distinguished Professor of Health Economics and Public Policy in the School of Public Health and the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University ... Read more
Reviews for The ADHD Explosion. Myths, Medication, and Money, and Today's Push for Performance.
The ADHD Explosion fills a much needed gap. It offers a systemic examination of a major health care issue that is too often reduced to overly simplistic conclusions. Hinshaw and Scheffler provide an intelligent presentation of where we are and what we need to consider as we move forward.
PsycCritiques
In this highly informative book, The ADHD Explosion:Myths, ... Read more
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In this highly informative book, The ADHD Explosion:Myths, ... Read more