Hyperactive : the controversial history of ADHD / Matthew Smith.

A history of ADHD, from the first diagnoses in the 1950s to it's current status as one of the most common developmental disorders. Explains why biological explanations became predominant, how drugs became the preferred treatment, why rates of diagnosis and treatment vary so in time and place, and ho...

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Main Author: Smith, Matthew, 1973-
Language:English
Published: London : Reaktion Books, 2012.
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Physical Description:248 pages ; 23 cm
Format: Book

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