Running on Ritalin : a physician reflects on children, society, and performance in a pill /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Diller, Lawrence H.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, N.Y. : Bantam Books, 1998.
Subjects:	Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity > rehabilitation > in infancy & childhood. Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity > rehabilitation > in adolescence. Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity > rehabilitation > in adulthood. Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity > drug therapy > in infancy & childhood. Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity > drug therapy > in adolescence. Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity > drug therapy > in adulthood. Methylphenidate > contraindications. Methylphenidate > therapeutic use.

Table of Contents:

ch. 1. Ritalin ascendant: a doctor's dilemma
ch. 2. Stimulant of choice: the myths and reality of ritalin
ch. 3. Attention deficit disorder: in the eye of the beholder
ch. 4. Coping with a "living imbalance": ADD-ogenic forces in families, schools, and society
ch. 5. Blaming Johnny's brain: the power of the biological paradigm
ch. 6. Welcome to ritalin nation: an ADD culture arises
ch. 7. Making accommodations: ADD in an age of victims' rights and managed care
ch. 8. Politically correct parenting trap: how coping with difficult kids gets harder
ch. 9. Evaluating for ADD: the child in his world
ch. 10. Addressing the imbalance: non-drug treatments for ADD
ch. 11. Ritalin beyond childhood: teenagers, adults, and ADD
ch. 13. Performance in a pill: what ritalin says about us.