Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder / William Dudley, book editor. - Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2005. - 106 p. ; 24 cm. - At issue. . - At issue (San Diego, Calif.) .

"Opposing viewpoints series."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder is a serious problem for many children / ADHD is overdiagnosed / ADHD is a hoax / ADHD is not a myth or a hoax / ADHD may have a genetic basis / Attention defecit disorder may be caused by stress and bad parenting / Television viewing may cause ADHD among children / The link between television and ADHD is unproven / Children with ADHD should not be seen as handicapped / The forced drugging of students diagnosed with ADHD is a serious problem / Medication can help children with attention deficit disorder / Alternatives to drug treatment of ADHD should be pursued / Vidya Bhushan Gupta -- Michelle Meyer -- Fred A. Baughman Jr., interviewed by Kelly Patricia O'Meara -- Michael Fumento -- Brown University child and adolescent behavior newsletter -- Mark Nichols -- Nora MacReady -- Katy Read -- Thom Hartmann -- William Norman Grigg -- Amy Wojtkielewicz -- Farhang Khosh and Deena Beneda.

ISBN: 0737722584 (lib. : alk. paper) 0737722592 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2004054303

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

LC Class. No.: RJ506.H9 / A92 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 618.92/8589