The ADHD Explosion and Today's Push for Performance: Myths, Medication, and Money
- ISBN-10
- 0199790558
- ISBN-13
- 9780199790555
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 254
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-04
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Authors
- Stephen P. Hinshaw, Richard M. Scheffler
Description
Debunks myths and misconceptions about ADHD, and discusses the controversies surrounding skyrocketing rates of diagnosis and medication treatment as well as the condition's cost to society.
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