The ADHD Explosion

by Richard M. Scheffler and Stephen P. Hinshaw

Book Overview

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most controversial and misunderstood medical conditions today. With skyrocketing rates of diagnosis and medication treatment, it has generated a firestorm of controversy. Alarming questions have been raised about ADHD in recent years, including:

*Why are one in nine children and adolescents in the U.S. now diagnosed with ADHD, with projected rates still rising?
*Why are nearly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199790558
• ISBN13: 9780199790555
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.4"