Ritalin Nation: Rapid-Fire Culture and the Transformation of Human Consciousness
Author: Richard J. Degrandpre Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company Keywords: Methylphenidate Hydrochloride ISBN: 0393320251
Book description By the year 2000, the USDA predicts that 15 percent-8 million-of our children will be on their way to using Ritalin. In this illuminating investigation of the epidemic of attention deficit disorder (ADD) and its most widely prescribed treatment, the powerful psychostimulant Ritalin, psychologist Richard DeGrandpre sounds a warning: we may well be failing our children by treating symptoms and not causes with a quick-fix and ultimately unsatisfactory solution. Drawing on the latest findings from developmental, psychobiological, and social scientific research, DeGrandpre "criticizes America's obsession with performance and quick satisfaction and the country's reliance on Ritalin [as] a…
Book review: Consider the Source I want to address the Editorial Review from the New Yorker which dismisses this book as a non-scientific, nostalgic plea for a "simpler time." That review claims great scientific progress in… If you have ADD, I strongly encourage you to read this book. Don't' just read this one, read as much as you can about ADD so you can make the best decision possible. As a man diagnosed with ADD, this… |
