Talking Back to Ritalin : What Doctors Aren't Telling You About Stimulants for Children

Breggin, Peter R.

ISBN 10: 1567511295 / ISBN 13: 9781567511291

Published by Common Courage Press, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Talking Back to Ritalin : What Doctors Aren't Telling You About Stimulants for Children
• Publisher: Common Courage Press
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1567511295
• ISBN 13: 9781567511291
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: FINE
• Dust Jacket Condition: NEAR FINE
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Psychology

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Synopsis

Explains what stimulant drugs like Ritalin, Adderall and Dexedrine do to a child's brain, what is really known about long-term effects, and possible alternatives to these drugs

About the Author

Peter R. Breggin, M.D. is a psychiatrist in private practice in Bethesda, Maryland, where he also directs the International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology. He teaches on the faculty of the Johns Hopkins University Department of Counseling. His background includes Harvard College, the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, a Teaching Fellowship at Harvard Medical School, and two years as a full-time consultant with the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). He has published more than a dozen books, including Talking Back to Prozac, Toxic Psychiatry, and The War Against Children of Color.