| ID | 347375 |
| Call Number | 618.928589 H665A |
| Title Proper | ADHD |
| Other Title Information | what everyone needs to know |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hinshaw, Stephen P. ; Ellison, Katherine |
| Publication | New York, OUP, 2016. |
| Description | xxiii:191p.+ 21cm. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This book addresses questions such as: · Is ADHD a genuine medical condition or a means of pathologizing active and exploratory behavior? · Do medications for ADHD serve as needed treatments, or are they attempts at social control, designed to bolster profits of pharmaceutical firms? · Has the ADHD label become a ruse by which parents can game the educational system for accommodations? · How do symptoms and impairments related to ADHD differ between girls and women and boys and men? · Why are ADHD medications often used as performance enhancers by college and high-school students? ADHD: What Everyone Needs to Know® clears the air of the most polarizing and misleading information that abounds, providing straight talk and sound guidelines for educators, policymakers, health professionals, parents, and the general public. It shows the reality of ADHD but does not ignore the forces that have pushed up rates of diagnosis to alarmingly high levels. |
| Standard Number | 978-0-19-022379-3 |
| Price. Qualification | PB |
| Classification Number | 618.928589 |
| Key Words | Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder |