ADHD, Revised Edition: The Great Misdiagnosis
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Pediatrician Haber, who works regularly with developmental and behavioral problems, stresses realism and careful attention to facts when dealing with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), for ADHD is championed by a large and diverse band in which “entrepreneurism frequently overcomes logic.” Elementary and high-school teachers, as well as school administrators, often urge parents to take a child to their physician for a prescription for Ritalin or another of the other putative ADHD drugs. Note that the parents are told to get a prescription, not to find out what, if anything, is wrong. Occasionally, Ritalin or another drug can play a role in treatment, but only after careful study has shown that the…
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Controversial and thought provoking, Dr. Haber has challenged my long-held beliefs on ADHD and forced me re-examine the conventional wisdom. A very important book.
I wish every doctor in America who treats children could read this book. Dr. Haber battles conventional wisdom and comes out on top. The over-prescribing of drugs and faulty diagnosis of ADHD has turned into a national epidemic. “The Great Misdiagnosis” makes an urgent call for rationality.