| ADHD Contributor(s): Hammerness, Paul Graves (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313343020 ISBN-13: 9780313343025 Publisher: Greenwood OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychopathology - Attention Deficit Disorder (add-adhd) - Psychology | Developmental - Child - Family & Relationships | Parenting - General |
| Dewey: 506 |
| LCCN: 2008032987 |
| Series: Biographies of Disease (Greenwood) |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (0.90 lbs) 168 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Diseases have a history, and understanding that history helps us understand how best to treat and control disease today. Today's students are confronted with a panoply of often-frightening illnesses and afflictions - the Biographies of Disease series provides students with the information that they need to understand the origin of various maladies, how they impact contemporary society, and how doctors and researchers from around the world are fighting to devise treatments to alleviate or cure these diseases. This volume, ADHD, examines Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, the controversial affliction with which millions of boys and girls are diagnosed every year. |