ADHD Nation: Children, Doctors, Big Pharma, and the Making of an American Epidemic
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (569 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1501105914 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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The numbers rise every year. Keith Conners, spends fifty years advocating drugs like Ritalin before realizing his role in what he now calls “a national disaster of dangerous proportions”; a troubled young girl and a studious teenage boy get entangled in the growing ADHD machine and take medications that backfire horribly; and big Pharma egregiously over-promotes the disorder and earns billions from the mishandling of children (and now adults).While demonstrating that ADHD is real and can be medicated when appropriate, Schwarz
Five Stars cheryl Weaver Everyone who works with children should read this book. It confirms what I believed with solid research.. very disappointed. seems 3/very disappointed. seems 3/4 book is devoted to slamming doctors Amazon Customer very disappointed. seems 3/4 book is devoted to slamming doctors for over prescribing and drug companies for producing drugs and making a profit for said drugs. as someone who has a family member diagnosed by a psychiatrist I am always interested in more information on this diagnosis. Author takes 3 or 4 extreme cases where young people abused not just . book is devoted to slamming doctors very disappointed. seems 3/very disappointed. seems 3/4 book is devoted to slamming doctors Amazon Customer very disappointed. seems 3/4 book is devoted to slamming doctors for over prescribing and drug companies for producing drugs and making a profit for said drugs. as someone who has a family member diagnosed by a psychiatrist I am always interested in more information on this diagnosis. Author takes 3 or 4 extreme cases where young people abused not just . book is devoted to slamming doctors for over prescribing and drug companies for producing drugs and making a profit for said drugs. as someone who has a family member diagnosed by a psychiatrist I am always interested in more information on this diagnosis. Author takes 3 or very disappointed. seems 3/4 book is devoted to slamming doctors Amazon Customer very disappointed. seems 3/4 book is devoted to slamming doctors for over prescribing and drug companies for producing drugs and making a profit for said drugs. as someone who has a family member diagnosed by a psychiatrist I am always interested in more information on this diagnosis. Author takes 3 or 4 extreme cases where young people abused not just . extreme cases where young people abused not just . A Must Read A subject I did not know much about; however through a solid historic review coupled with real life contemporary stories plus a behind the curtain look at the drug companies, schools & families, ADHD Nations open my eyes. A must read for families, educators and medical professionals.
Those with the disorder will hear a voice of compassion. Schwarz reveals the powerful cultural and economic forces fueling its widespread diagnosis and drug treatment. Schwarz’s disciplined focus gives his book clarity and even utility."—The Wall Street Journal"ADHD Nation is a necessary book. "An illuminating exploration of ADHD, brimming with intelligence and insight. An intriguing sidelight is the misuse of ADHD drugs as performance enhancers."—Nature. Schwarz is sounding an alarm for a fire that looks nowhere near abating."—The New York Times Book Review"This eye-opening book should be a hit with drug-industry skeptics and worried parents who want to read a well-reported, definitive guide to this misunderstood and overly medicated disorder." &m
His work was profiled in The New Yorker and honored with a George Polk Award, the Associated Press Sports Editors Award for Project Reporting (three times), and the 2013 Excellence in Statistical Reporting Award from the American Statistical Association. He and his family live in New York City. Alan