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The ADHD explosion : myths, medication, money, and today's push for performance / Stephen P. Hinshaw, Richard M. Scheffler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hinshaw, Stephen P.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder--Treatment--Finance.
- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder--Treatment.
- Finance.
- Physical Description:
- xxxii, 254 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2014]
- Contents:
- 1 The TNT Fueling the Explosion: Origins and Costs of ADHD 1
- Jose: "Immaturity that Might Last a Lifetime" 1
- From Then to Now 4
- Money: The Costs of ADHD 11
- 2 The Nature and Causes of ADHD: Where Biology Meets Culture 15
- Becky: "Lost Opportunities" 15
- A Continuum, Not a Category? 17
- Symptoms, Problems, and Impairments: What Is ADHD? 19
- ADHD Across the Years 21
- Impairments 23
- Models and Causes 26
- Putting It All Together 31
- 3 Diagnosing and Treating ADHD: Do It Right or Pay the Price 33
- Tommy: "Problems Everywhere" 34
- Performing the Evaluation 35
- Treatments for ADHD and Evidence for Their Effects 40
- 4 The Upward Spiral of ADHD Medications: Enhanced Performance or Potential for Abuse? 51
- Ralph: "Miracle Cure" 51
- Skyrocketing ADHD Medications 53
- Stimulants and the Brain: Main Effects and Side Effects 54
- Reducing Problems or Enhancing Skills? 56
- Diversion and Neuroenhancement: Stimulants for Everyone? 60
- 5 What a Difference a State Makes: How Educational Policy Determines Diagnosis and Treatment 67
- Jessie: "A New Home" 67
- A Tale of Two States 69
- Schools and School Policies Matter 76
- Other Laws Regarding Schools and ADHD 80
- 6 The Cost of ADHD: It's the Economy, Stupid 83
- Frank: "Will It Always Be This Way?" 83
- Ever-Increasing Cost Escalation 85
- Benefits of the Spending 89
- Conclusion 97
- 7 ADHD and the Media: What's Being Said and What's Being Sold? 99
- What Does the Public See and Hear? 100
- Advertisements and the Selling of ADHD Medications 110
- 8 ADHD Around the World 119
- International Recognition and Diagnosis 121
- Treatment and Services for ADHD Around the World 125
- Differences Across Cultures and Nations: A Bird's-Eye View 127
- Economic Development and ADHD 135
- 9 Beyond White, Middle-Class Boys-Plus the Stigma of ADHD 137
- Young Children 138
- Adults 142
- Girls, Women, and Minorities 143
- Stigma: Is ADHD Still a Source of Shame? 147
- 10 The Future of ADHD: Predictions, Confusions, and Conclusions 153
- Weighing and Weighting the Evidence 156
- Predicting the Future 161
- Back to School 164
- What Can Be Done? The Bottom Line 165.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-243) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0199790558
- 9780199790555
- OCLC:
- 854956934
- Publisher Number:
- 99957348915
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