Suffer the Children: The Case Against Labeling and Medicating and an Effective Alternative

by Marilyn Wedge

With more than four million American children diagnosed with ADHD and other psychiatric disorders, taking a child to a psychiatrist is as common as taking them to soccer practice. But, disturbingly, a great number of children experience dangerous emotional and physical side effects from psychotropic medications. Where can parents who are eager to avoid shaming labels and drugs turn when their child exhibits disturbing behavior? Suffer the Children...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393071596
• ISBN13: 9780393071597
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"