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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder Diagnosis Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder Treatment Behavior disorders in children Diagnosis Behavior disorders in children Treatment Child mental health Popular works Child psychiatry Popular works Child psychopathology Treatment Pediatric psychopharmacology Pediatric psychopharmacology Popular works Psychotropic Drugs adverse effectsBell Barnett, Kaitlin
Summary: "Over the last two decades, we have seen a dramatic spike in the number of young people taking psychiatric medication--but, despite a heated debate on the issue, we haven't heard directly from the "medicated kids" themselves. In Dosed, Kaitlin Bell Barnett, who was diagnosed with depression as a teenager, weaves together stories from members of this "medication generation, exploring their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8918 BARSummary: In recent years, there's been a dramatic increase in the number of children being diagnosed with serious psychiatric disorders and prescribed medications that are just beginning to be tested in children. The drugs can cause serious side effects, and virtually nothing is known about their long-term impact. "It's really to some extent an experiment, trying medications in these children of this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by PBS Home Video 2008
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV MEDGranett, Frank J.
Summary: The American Epidemic: Solutions for Over Medicating Our Youth provides new knowledge for parents, educators, all healthcare professionals, and public health policymakers to determine the cause of behavioral symptoms prior to psychoactive drug therapy in children. The Action Plan for Childhood Behavioral Conditions is a step-by-step solution to rule out nutritional, physiological, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616 GRAWarner, Judith.
Summary: In her provocative new book, New York Times-bestselling author Judith Warner explores the storm of debate over whether we are overdiagnosing and overmedicating our children who have "issues".
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2010