Remembering Ritalin

Author : Lawrence H. Diller
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101514612
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Remembering Ritalin written by Lawrence H. Diller and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-05-03 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How are the kids of Generation Rx doing now? This groundbreaking book reveals the answers—and raises some important new questions. Written by a clinician with more than thirty years of experience with child patients, Remembering Ritalin offers an intimate and revealing look at the ADHD generation—how they’re doing now and the long-term effects of their diagnoses, medication, and treatment. Revisiting former patients who are now in their twenties, Dr. Diller takes a fresh look at the issue of treating our kids. Is ADHD a useful diagnosis, or an oversimplified, harmful label? What are Ritalin’s long-term effects—good and bad? Together with his articulate former patients, Remembering Ritalin provides insights into one of the most controversial treatment methods of our time. Parents, professionals, and anyone who has been prescribed Ritalin will find these observations illuminating as they delve into the healing process and attempt to answer the question, “Was it the right choice?”

Author : Peter Breggin
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 0786747293
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ritalin Fact Book written by Peter Breggin and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2009-04-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Lawrence H. Diller
Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 030742328X
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Running on Ritalin written by Lawrence H. Diller and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2009-09-23 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a book as provocative and newsworthy as Listening to Prozac and Driven to Distraction, a physician speaks out on America's epidemic level of diagnoses for attention deficit disorder, and on the drug that has become almost a symbol of our times: Ritalin. In 1997 alone, nearly five million people in the United States were prescribed Ritalin--most of them young children diagnosed with attention deficit disorder. Use of this drug, which is a stimulant related to amphetamine, has increased by 700 percent since 1990. And this phenomenon appears to be uniquely American: 90 percent of the world's Ritalin is used here. Is this a cause for alarm--or simply the case of an effective treatment meeting a newly discovered need? Important medical advance--or drug of abuse, as some critics claim? Lawrence Diller has written the definitive book about this crucial debate--evenhanded, wide-ranging, and intimate in its knowledge of families, schools, and the pressures of our speeded-up society. As a pediatrician and family therapist, he has evaluated hundreds of children, adolescents, and adults for ADD, and he offers crucial information and treatment options for anyone struggling with this problem. Running on Ritalin also throws a spotlight on some of our most fundamental values and goals. What does Ritalin say about the old conundrums of nature vs. nurture, free will vs. responsibility? Is ADD a disability that entitles us to special treatment? If our best is not good enough, can we find motivation and success in a pill? Is there still a place for childhood in the performance-driven America of the late nineties?

Author : Francha Roffe Menhard
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
ISBN 13 : 9780761422457
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Facts about Ritalin written by Francha Roffe Menhard and published by Marshall Cavendish. This book was released on 2007 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the medical uses of Ritalin and other methylphenidate-containing drugs, their effects on the mind and body, their potential for abuse, and some potential dangers.

Author : Peter Breggin
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 0738212105
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Talking Back To Ritalin written by Peter Breggin and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2007-10-10 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millions of children take Ritalin for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The drug's manufacturer, Novartis, claims that Ritalin is the "solution" to this widespread problem. But hidden behind the well-oiled public-relations machine is a potentially devastating reality: children are being given a drug that can cause the same bad effects as amphetamine and cocaine, including behavioral disorders, growth suppression, neurological tics, agitation, addiction, and psychosis. Talking Back to Ritalin uncovers these and other startling facts and translates the research findings for parents and doctors alike. An advocate for education not medication, Dr. Breggin empowers parents to channel distracted, disenchanted, and energetic children into powerful, confident, and brilliant members of the family and society.

Author : Richard J. DeGrandpre
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393320251
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ritalin Nation written by Richard J. DeGrandpre and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2000 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this illuminating investigation of the epidemic of attention deficit disorder (ADD) and Ritalin, psychologist DeGrandpre sounds the warning that we may be failing our children by treating symptoms and not causes with a quick fix and ultimately unsatisfactory solution.

Author : Carmen Ferreiro
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 143810216X
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ritalin and Other Methylphenidate-Containing Drugs written by Carmen Ferreiro and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Explores the prevalence of Ritalin in our society, highlighting its benefits and its potential dangers"--Page 4 of cover

Author : Jason Porterfield
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1435856694
Total Pages : 67 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ritalin written by Jason Porterfield and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2009-01-15 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ritalin is considered by some to be one of the most overprescribed drugs. This book investigates the benefits versus the drawbacks of Ritalin use (both legal and illegal) and the cautions young people and parents should take before using the drug.

Author : Lorenza S. Colzato
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319575058
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theory-Driven Approaches to Cognitive Enhancement written by Lorenza S. Colzato and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive overview of cognitive enhancement, the use of different substances and actions (e.g., meditation, video game, smart drugs, food supplements, nutrition, brain stimulation, neurofeedback, physical exercise, music, or cognitive training) to enhance human perception, attention, memory, cognitive control, and action in healthy individuals. Chapters contain research on enhancing procedures and activities that will help to further develop enhancement based on individual needs and interests. Chapters also discuss the underlying mechanism of how these means influence and change behaviors and moods. In addition, the book also provides “real-life” examples in which the several means of cognitive enhancement have been successfully applied. It concludes with a call to develop more specific, mechanistic theories to guide cognitive enhancing programs as well as the editor’s own tailored-approach proposal for enhancing cognition for individuals. Featured topics include: The effect of caffeine on cognitive abilities. Aerobic exercise and its short-term and long-term effects on cognition. The effect, if any, of Ritalin and Modafinil on promoting cognitive enhancement. Temperature variations and its influences on behavior. The effect of food supplements across the lifespan. "Theory-Driven Approaches to Cognitive Enhancement is a must-have resource for psychologists, physicians, sport and exercise scientists, medical scientists, and teachers". “This book provides a state-of-the-art overview of different aspects of cognitive enhancement. The chapters are very focused, well-structured, in-depth, and rounded up by excellent illustrations. I highly recommend the book to readers interested in the matter”. Dr. Julia Karbach, Goethe University “It is overall a highly original book on a timely topic, with a fresh approach and rich in practical and societal implications. The book is written in a very clear way and it is a pleasure to read.” Dr. Anna M. Borghi, Sapienza University of Rome

Author : Peter Roger Breggin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781567512120
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Talking Back to Ritalin written by Peter Roger Breggin and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: