Medicating children : ADHD and pediatric mental health / Rick Mayes, Catherine Bagwell, Jennifer Erkulwater.
- Mayes, Rick, 1969-
- Date:
- 2009
- Books
About this work
Publication/Creation
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009.
Physical description
viii, 352 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents
An introduction to ADHD -- A survey of the evolution of ADHD and pediatric stimulant use, 1900-1980 -- The transformation of mental disorders in the 1980s : from the DSM-III, managed care, and "cosmetic psychopharmacology" -- ADHD and the politics of children's disability policy -- The backlash against ADHD and stimulants -- Current questions about stimulant treatment for ADHD.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-340) and index.
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Location Status Access Closed storesM21455
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ISBN
- 9780674031630
- 0674031636