Ritalin Fact Book - What Your Doctor Won''t Tell You About Adhd and Stimulant Drugs

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext By the author of The Antidepressant Fact Book and Talking Back to Ritalin! a straight-talking guide to the drugs used to treat ADD and ADHD Zusammenfassung Known as the "Ralph Nader of psychiatry," Peter Breggin has been the medical expert in countless civil and criminal cases involving the use or misuse of psychoactive medications. This unusual position has given him unprecedented access to private pharmaceutical research and correspondence files, access that informs this straight-talking guide to the most-prescribed and controversial class of psychoactive medications prescribed for children. From how these drugs work in the brain to documented side and withdrawal effects, The Ritalin Fact Book is up-to-the-minute and easy-to-access. With its suggestions for non-prescriptive ways to treat ADD and ADHD, it is essential reading for every parent whose child is on or who has been recommended psychoactive medication.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Breggin, Peter R. Breggin, Peter Roger Breggin, Breggin Peter
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.07.2002
• EAN: 9780738204505
• ISBN: 978-0-7382-0450-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Babysitting, Day Care & Child Care, HEALTH & FITNESS / Alternative Therapies, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / General, Children’s health, Child care and upbringing: advice for parents, HEALTH & FITNESS / Children & Adolescents