Ritalin nation : rapid-fire culture and the transformation of human consciousness / Richard DeGrandpre.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

DeGrandpre, Richard J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder--Social aspects--United States.

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Methylphenidate.

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder--Social aspects.

United States--Civilization--1945-.

United States.

Civilization.

Diagnostic errors.

Physical Description:

284 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : W.W. Norton, [1999]

Summary:

By the year 2000, the USDA predicts that eight million children will be using Ritalin. Psychologist Richard DeGrandpre contends that the drug is a quick-fix that treats the symptoms and not the cause of children's behavioral problems.

Contents:

[ch]. 1. Hurried society and its experience

[ch]. 2. Great misadventures in time

[ch]. 3. Speed and its transformation of human consciousness

[ch]. 4. Sensory addictions: how culture manufactures disease

[ch]. 5. Generation Rx

[ch]. 6. Deliberate living: because patience comes to those who wait.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [249]-275) and index.

ISBN:

0393046850

OCLC:

39235593