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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Publication date
September 15, 2012
Pages
248
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781780230313
ISBN-10
1780230311
Dimensions
1 by 5.75 by 8 in.
Availability§
Out of Print
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$38.00
Other format details
university press
Subjects
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Each year, doctors diagnose an average of nine percent of children between the ages of five and seventeen with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. One of the most common childhood disorders, it is also one of the most controversial€”since first identified in the late 1950s, everyone from medical professionals to politicians have debated its causes, its treatment, and its implications for children. Today, physicians believe it is an inherited neurological disorder best treated with stimulants.Hyperactive provides the first history of ADHD, addressing why children were first diagnosed with the disorder, why biological explanations became predominant, how powerful drugs became the preferred treatment, and why alternative explanations have failed to achieve any legitimacy. Contending that hyperactive children are also a product of their social, cultural, and educational environment, Matthew Smith demonstrates how knowledge about the history
Editions
Hardcover
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1 edition from Reaktion Books (September 15, 2012)
9781780230313 | details & prices | 248 pages | 5.75 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.96 lbs | List price $38.00
About: Each year, doctors diagnose an average of nine percent of children between the ages of five and seventeen with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD.
About: Each year, doctors diagnose an average of nine percent of children between the ages of five and seventeen with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Reaktion Books (October 15, 2014)
9781780233352 | details & prices | 248 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.64 lbs | List price $38.00
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