ADHD Nation: Children, Doctors, Big Pharma, and the Making of an American Epidemic
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (793 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1501105914 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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And still, many experts and drug companies deny any cause for concern. 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 sounds a long-overdue alarm and urges America to address this growing national health crisis.. In fact, they say that adults and the rest of the world should embrace ADHD and that its medications will transform their lives.In ADHD Nation, Alan Schwarz examines the roots and the rise of this cultural and medical phenomenon: The father of ADHD, Dr. 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 di
He and his family live in New York City. Alan Schwarz is a Pulitzer Prize–nominated investigative reporter for The New York Times whose acclaimed series of more than one hundred articles exposed the seriousness of concussions in the NFL and led to safety reforms for young athletes nationwide. His work was profiled in The New Yorker and honored with a George Polk Award, the Assoc
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 more information on this diagnosis. Author takes 3 or 4 extreme cases where young people abused not just ADHD drugs but other addictive drugs (pot, alcohol etc) and tries. A Must Read 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, educators and medical professionals.
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." —Booklist"Mr. 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, mak