Ritalin Nation

Ritalin Nation
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : 0393320251
ISBN-13 : 9780393320251
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Book Synopsis Ritalin Nation by : Richard J. DeGrandpre

Download or read book Ritalin Nation written by Richard J. DeGrandpre and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2000 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this illuminating investigation of the epidemic of attention deficit disorder (ADD) and Ritalin, psychologist DeGrandpre sounds the warning that we may be failing our children by treating symptoms and not causes with a quick fix and ultimately unsatisfactory solution.


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