The ADHD explosion : myths, medication, money, and today's push for performance /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Hinshaw, Stephen P. (Author), Scheffler, Richard M. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Subjects:	Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder > Treatment > Finance. Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity > economics. Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity > therapy. United States. Ebooks. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book.

Table of Contents:

The TNT fueling the explosion: origins and costs of ADHD
The nature and causes of ADHD : where biology meets culture
Diagnosing and treating ADHD : do it right or pay the price
The upward spiral of ADHD medications: enhanced performance of potential for abuse?
What a difference a state makes: how educational policy determines diagnosis and treatment
The cost of ADHD : it's the economy, stupid
ADHD and the media
What's being said and what's being sold?
ADHD around the world
Beyond white, middle-class boys: plus the stigma of ADHD
The future of ADHD : predictions, confusions, and conclusions.