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Medicating children : ADHD and pediatric mental health / Rick Mayes, Catherine Bagwell, Jennifer Erkulwater.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009.Description: viii, 352 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780674031630 (alk. paper)
  • 0674031636 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.198/928589 22
LOC classification:
  • RJ506.H9 M4234 2009
NLM classification:
  • WS 350.8.A8
Online resources:
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.

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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