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ADHD nation children, doctors, big pharma, and the making of an American epidemic

"A groundbreaking and definitive account of the widespread misdiagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder--and its serious effects on children, adults, and society"--Provided by publisher.

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Main Author:	Schwarz, Alan, 1968- (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Scribner, 2016.
Edition:	First Scribner hardcover edition.
Subjects:	Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder > United States. Diagnostic errors > United States.
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Summary:	"A groundbreaking and definitive account of the widespread misdiagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder--and its serious effects on children, adults, and society"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:	viii, 338 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-316) and index.
ISBN:	9781501105913 1501105914
Author Notes:	Alan Schwarz is a former Pulitzer Prize-nominated investigative reporter for The New York Times whose acclaimed series of more than one hundred articles exposed the seriousness of concussions in the NFL and led to safety reforms for young athletes nationwide. His work was profiled in The New Yorker and honored with a George Polk Award, the Associated Press Sports Editors Award for Project Reporting (three times), and the 2013 Excellence in Statistical Reporting Award from the American Statistical Association. He and his family live in New York City.