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Author Schwarz, Alan, 1968-

Title ADHD nation : children, doctors, big pharma, and the making of an American epidemic / Alan Schwarz.

Publication Info. New York : Scribner, 2016.

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Edition First Scribner hardcover edition.
Description viii, 338 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary A cautionary assessment of widespread misdiagnoses of ADHD argues that doctors and pharmaceutical companies are improperly targeting adults and children for commercial gain, sharing the dramatic stories of two patients while denouncing the work of ADHD expert Keith Conners.
"A groundbreaking and definitive account of the widespread misdiagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder--and its serious effects on children, adults, and society. More than 1 in 7 American children are getting diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)--three times what experts have said is appropriate--making it one of the most mishandled and debated conditions in medicine. The numbers are rising every year. Now doctors and Big Pharma are targeting adults and the rest of the world to get diagnosed with ADHD and take medications that will "transform their lives." In ADHD Nation, Alan Schwarz takes readers behind the scenes to show the roots and rise of this cultural and medical phenomenon: There's the father of ADHD, Dr. Keith Conners, who spends fifty years pioneering the disorder and use of drugs like Ritalin before realizing his role in what he now calls "a national disaster of dangerous proportions"; a troubled young girl and studious, teenaged boy who get entangled in the growing ADHD machine and take medications that cause them serious problems; and a pharmaceutical industry that egregiously overpromotes the disorder and earns billions from the mishandling of children (and now adults). While demonstrating that ADHD is real and can be successfully medicated, Schwarz sounds an alarm and urges America to wake up and address this growing national problem"-- Provided by publisher.
"A groundbreaking and definitive account of the widespread misdiagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder--and its serious effects on children, adults, and society"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [269]-316) and index.
Contents Fidgety Phil's arithmetic pills -- Dr. Conners -- From MBD to ADD -- Collision course -- Kristin -- Jamison -- ADD for all -- The hijacking -- There's something they know about us -- Higher and higher -- Less than -- Bright college days -- And now, a word from our sponsors -- Awakening -- Connection -- This is your brain on capitalism -- Coming soon to a doctor near you -- Prescription.
Subject Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- United States.
Diagnostic errors -- United States.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychopathology -- Attention-Deficit Disorder (ADD-ADHD)
PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychopathology -- Addiction.
MEDICAL -- Psychiatry -- Psychopharmacology.
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Diagnostic errors.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychopathology -- Attention-Deficit Disorder (ADD-ADHD)
PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychopathology -- Addiction.
MEDICAL -- Psychiatry -- Psychopharmacology.
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. (OCoLC)fst00820814
Diagnostic errors. (OCoLC)fst00892353
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity.
United States.
Other Form: Online version: Schwarz, Alan, 1968- ADHD nation. First Scribner hardcover edition. New York : Scribner, 2016 9781501105937 (DLC) 2016027290
ISBN 9781501105913 (hardback)
1501105914 (hardback)
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