| Edition |
Revised edition. |
| Description |
xvi, 428 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [363]-405) and index. |
| Contents |
ch. 1. The tide is shifting : events since the first edition of Talking back to Ritalin -- ch. 2. Ritalin is not candy for the brain : adverse effects of stimulant drugs -- ch. 3. Gross brain malfunctions and cell death caused by stimulants -- ch. 4. How stimulants really work -- ch. 5. Vitamin R. : the road to addiction and abuse -- ch. 6. "They never like the medication" : how children feel about taking Ritalin and how adults react to them -- ch. 7. Do stimulants help children and will doctors tell you the truth? : what three decades of research reveal -- ch. 8. Definitive study or scientific hoax? : NIMH funds research on Ritalin -- ch. 9. The "science" behind making an ADHD diagnosis -- ch. 10. Scientific evidence for a biological cause of ADHD : you can't argue with a brain scan, can you? -- ch. 11. Back to the future : psychiatry's long history of perpetuating false biological ideas about "ADHD" -- ch. 12. Parents, caregivers, and teachers make the difference : scientific evidence that ADHD/Ritalin advocates ignore -- ch. 13. Physical causes of ADHD-like symptoms : medical disorders, drugs, food additives, and other factors that do and don't affect a child's behavior -- ch. 14. Who's behind all this? : part 1 : the pharmaceutical company and its allies -- ch. 15. Who's behind all this? : part 2 : the taxpayers' money -- ch. 16. Brave new world of childhood : growing up on psychiatric drugs -- ch. 17. Empowering yourself as a parent -- ch. 18. The environmental stressor checklist : how to find out what's upsetting your child -- ch. 19. Making ourselves ready to help our children -- ch. 20. When adults are in conflict with the children they love -- ch. 21. What to do when the teacher says your child has ADHD. |
| Subject |
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Alternative treatment.
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Methylphenidate -- Side effects.
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Diagnostic errors.
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Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity -- drug therapy.
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Methylphenidate -- adverse effects.
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| ISBN |
0738205443 |
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9780738205441 |
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1567511295 cloth |
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9781567511291 cloth |
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1567511287 paperback |
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9781567511284 paperback |
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1567512135 cloth |
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9781567512137 cloth |
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1567512127 paperback |
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9781567512120 paperback |
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