ADHD Nation: Children, Doctors, Big Pharma, and the Making of an American Epidemic
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (723 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1501105914 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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Five Stars Everyone who works with children should read this book. It confirms what I believed with solid research.. 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 m. "A Must Read" according to David A. Chase. 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, edu
And still, many experts and drug companies deny any cause for concern. The groundbreaking and definitive account of the widespread misdiagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder—and how its unchecked growth over half a century has made ADHD one of the most controversial conditions in medicine, with serious effects on children, adults, and society.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. 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 medicat
Those with the disorder will hear a voice of compassion. Schwarz’s disciplined focus gives his book clarity and even utility."—The Wall Street Journal"ADHD Nation is a necessary book. An intriguing sidelight is the misuse of ADHD drugs as performance enhancers."—Nature. Schwarz reveals the powerful cultural and economic forces fueling its widespread diagnosis and drug treatment. "An illuminating exploration of ADHD, brimming with intelligence and insight. And those who may be misdiagnosed, a clarion note of caution."—Jerome Groopman, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, staff writer, New Yorker“ADHDNation is a true rarity – a book that confronts an important subject with the authority of an expert,
He and his family live in New York City. . 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. Alan Schwarz is a Pulitzer Prize–nominated investigative reporter for The New York Times whose a