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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Foreword by David Mechanic
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Reality of ADHD
Essential Issues
Rising Rates of Diagnosis and Expanding Treatment
ADHD: A Top 10 List
ONE The TNT Fueling the Explosion: Origins and Costs of ADHD
Jose: “Immaturity that Might Last a Lifetime”
From Then to Now
Money: The Costs of ADHD
TWO The Nature and Causes of ADHD: Where Biology Meets Culture
Becky: “Lost Opportunities”
A Continuum, Not a Category?
Symptoms, Problems, and Impairments: What Is ADHD?
ADHD Across the Years
Impairments
Models and Causes
Putting It All Together
THREE Diagnosing and Treating ADHD: Do It Right or Pay the Price
Tommy: “Problems Everywhere”
Performing the Evaluation
Treatments for ADHD and Evidence for Their Effects
FOUR The Upward Spiral of ADHD Medications: Enhanced Performance or Potential for Abuse?
Ralph: “Miracle Cure”
Skyrocketing ADHD Medications
Stimulants and the Brain: Main Effects and Side Effects
Reducing Problems or Enhancing Skills?
Diversion and Neuroenhancement: Stimulants for Everyone?
FIVE What a Difference a State Makes: How Educational Policy Determines Diagnosis and Treatment
Jessie: “A New Home”
A Tale of Two States
Schools and School Policies Matter
Other Laws Regarding Schools and ADHD
SIX The Cost of ADHD: It’s the Economy, Stupid
Frank: “Will It Always Be This Way?”
Ever-Increasing Cost Escalation
Benefits of the Spending
Conclusion
SEVEN ADHD and the Media: What’s Being Said and What’s Being Sold?
What Does the Public See and Hear?
Advertisements and the Selling of ADHD Medications
EIGHT ADHD Around the World
International Recognition and Diagnosis
Treatment and Services for ADHD Around the World
Differences Across Cultures and Nations: A Bird’s-Eye View
Economic Development and ADHD
NINE Beyond White, Middle-Class Boys—Plus the Stigma of ADHD
Young Children
Adults
Girls, Women, and Minorities
Stigma: Is ADHD Still a Source of Shame?
TEN The Future of ADHD: Predictions, Confusions, and Conclusions
Weighing and Weighting the Evidence
Predicting the Future
Back to School
What Can Be Done? The Bottom Line
Notes
References
Index
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