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This investigation of the epidemic of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and its most widely prescribed treatment, the psychostimulant Ritalin, sounds a warning: parents might be failing their children by treating symptoms and not causes with an ultimately unsatisfactory solution.
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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Civilization, Diagnostic errors, Methylphenidate hydrochloride, Social aspects, Social aspects of Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Soziologie, Disease, Etiology, Drug therapy, Social Conditions, Therapeutic use, Leistungsgesellschaft, Methylfenidaat, Methylphenidate, Psychofarmaca, Aandachtstekortstoornis met hyperactiviteit, Aufmerksamkeits-Defizit-SyndromPlaces
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Ritalin nation: rapid-fire culture and the transformation of human consciousness
2000, W.W. Norton
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Ritalin nation: rapid-fire culture and the transformation of human consciousness
1999, W.W. Norton
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" ... the story of the fastest culture on earth--American culture--and how it has created a nation of people hooked on speed and the stimulant drugs that simulate speed's mind-altering effects ... [An] illuminating investigation of the epidemic of ADD today and its most widely prescribed treatment, the powerful psychostimulant Ritalin ..."--Jacket
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