Medicating children : ADHD and pediatric mental health / Rick Mayes, Catherine Bagwell, Jennifer Erkulwater.
By: Mayes, Rick
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Contributor(s): Bagwell, Catherine | Erkulwater, Jennifer L.
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TextPublisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-340) and index.Description: viii, 352 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780674031630 (alk. paper); 0674031636 (alk. paper).Subject(s): Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Chemotherapy -- United States -- History | Central nervous system stimulants -- Side effects | Mental health services | Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Treatment | Central nervous system stimulantsDDC classification: 362.198/928589 Online resources: Table of contents: | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 362.198 M453 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003706868 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-340) and index.
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.
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