A Disease Called Childhood: Why ADHD Became an American Epidemic Contributor(s): Wedge, Marilyn (Author) |
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ISBN: 1101982888 ISBN-13: 9781101982884 Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychopathology - Attention Deficit Disorder (add-adhd) - Family & Relationships | Attention Deficit Disorder (add-adhd) - Health & Fitness | Children's Health |
Dewey: 618.928 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.62 lbs) 272 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Mentally Challenged |
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Publisher Description: A family therapist offers a surprising new look at the rise of ADHD in America, arguing for a better paradigm for diagnosing and treating our children. Since 1987, the number of American children diagnosed with ADHD has jumped from 3 to 11 percent. Meanwhile, ADHD rates remain relatively low in other countries such as France, Finland, the UK, and Japan, where the number of children diagnosed with and medicated for ADHD is 1 percent or less. Alarmed by this trend, family therapist Marilyn Wedge set out to understand how ADHD became an American epidemic--and to find out whether there are alternative treatments to powerful prescription drugs. In A Disease Called Childhood, Wedge examines the factors that have created a generation addicted to stimulant drugs. Instead of focusing only on treating symptoms, she looks at the various potential causes of hyperactivity and inattention in children, and behavioral and environmental--as opposed to strictly biological--treatments that have been proven to help. In the process, Wedge offers a new paradigm for child mental health--and a better, happier, and less medicated future for American children. |