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A disease called childhood : why ADHD became an American epidemic  Cover Image Book Book

A disease called childhood : why ADHD became an American epidemic / Marilyn Wedge, PhD.

Wedge, Marilyn. (Author).

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  • ISBN: 9781583335635 (hardcover) :
  • Physical Description: xxii, 250 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York : AVERY, a member of Penguin Group (USA), [2015]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: a season in childhood -- An American epidemic -- What is ADHD? -- A tale of many cultures -- How did we get here? -- How a diagnosis became an epidemic -- Big pharma and biological psychiatry -- The message in the media -- Saving our children -- Why American schools have to change -- Let food be thy medicine -- Tweens, teens, and screens -- Time-tested tactics for good parenting -- Protecting children in the age of Adderall.
Subject: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder > Social aspects > United States.
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder > United States.
Child rearing > United States.

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