"Our society viewed with loathing those who 'pushed' stimulant drugs on children," says child psychiatrist Dr Peter Breggin. "Yet today, there are more children taking Ritalin and amphetamines from doctors than ever received them from illegal pushers," he says.
Gary Null examines the increasingly common practice of prescribing psychotropic drugs for children - including preschoolers as young as age 2 to 4 - who have been diagnosed with ADD, or ADHD.
Why does ADD only exist in the U.S. and not in Scandinavia, not in The Netherlands, not in France, not in Fiji, and not in Japan? A disease that respects geographic borders? Where has it come from all of a sudden, to go from nothing to being a household word in just a few short years?"
AD/HD is one of the most common childhood developmental behavioral disorders. It affects up to 5-7% of the school age population and accounts for the largest proportion of children referred to mental health programs in this country.
AD/HD can be managed through a combination of medical and behavioral treatment modalities.
AD/HD is a developmental disorder and involves five primary problems in a childs ability to control behavior:
Impulse Control or Inhibition
Difficulty Sustaining Attention
Excessive Activity
Difficulty Following Rules and Instructions
Excessive Variability in their Responses to Situations
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