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25-07-2016 | Book Review

Marilyn Wedge: A Disease Called Childhood: Why ADHD Became An American Epidemic

Penguin Group, New York, NY, 2015, 250 pp, ISBN: 9781583335635

Auteur: Sonja Losch

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 12/2016

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The book “A Disease Called Childhood” by Marilyn Wedge discusses the over diagnosis and medication of the recent epidemic ADHD. Wedge shares many reasons why a child and parent should not rely on stimulant drugs. She also has many supporting arguments that ADHD is usually mistaken for other things like stress, diet, not enough physical activity, high standards, and immaturity. She believes the symptoms of ADHD can be fixed by therapy and intervention rather than medication. …
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Metagegevens
Titel
Marilyn Wedge: A Disease Called Childhood: Why ADHD Became An American Epidemic
Penguin Group, New York, NY, 2015, 250 pp, ISBN: 9781583335635
Auteur
Sonja Losch
Publicatiedatum
25-07-2016
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 12/2016
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-016-0546-7

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