The Ritalin Fact Book What Your Doctor Won't Tell You About Adhd And Stimulant Drugs

by Breggin, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780738204505
• ISBN10: 0738204501
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-08-01
• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books

Summary

Medicine

Author Biography

Peter R. Breggin, M.D., is the author of a dozen books, including Talking Back to Prozac and The Antidepressant Factbook. He lives in Ithaca, New York.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
The Stimulant Drugs	p. xiii
Be Informed	p. xv
Introduction: Facts Unavailable Anywhere Else	p. xvii
Understanding Stimulant Medication	p. 1
A Factual Antidote to Stimulant Drug Misinformation	p. 2
A Child's Journey Through Psychiatric Diagnoses and Drugs	p. 4
Of Cages and Creativity--How Stimulants Work	p. 16
How Stimulants Cause Psychiatric Disorders	p. 30
How Stimulants Harm the Child's Brain	p. 43
How Stimulants Harm the Child's Body	p. 53
How Stimulants Cause Withdrawal, Addiction, and Abuse	p. 67
How to Withdraw from Stimulants	p. 77
Do Stimulants Really Help with "ADHD"?	p. 85
Do Antidepressants and Other Drugs Help with "ADHD"?	p. 92
Do "Alternative Treatments" Help with "ADHD"?	p. 107
The Ultimate Source of Misinformation	p. 112
Understanding and Improving ADHD-Like Behaviors	p. 121
The Real Nature of "ADHD"	p. 122
The Real Nature of "Learning Disorders"	p. 137
Why "ADHD" Should Not Be Considered a Disability	p. 147
How to Provide Guidance in the Family	p. 152
How to Help Out-of-Control Children	p. 161
How to Provide Guidance in the Classroom and Other Groups	p. 175
When the School Says Your Child Has a Problem	p. 189
Getting Worse Before It Gets Better	p. 195
After September 11--A Better Future for Our Children	p. 201
Notes	p. 205
Bibliography	p. 215
Index	p. 225
About the Author	p. 235
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