Adhd Is Not An Illness And Ritalin Is Not A Cure A Comprehensive Rebuttal Of The Alleged Scientific Consensus Yaakov Ophir by Yaakov Ophir 9789811254130, 9789811253225, 9789811253232, 9811254133, 9811253226, 9811253234 instant download after payment.

"Is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), the most prevalent neuropsychiatric label in children, a valid medical condition? Should we really refer to the millions of children diagnosed with ADHD as children who suffer from the "diabetes of psychiatry" - a chronic and harmful biological condition that must be treated regularly with powerful psychoactive substances? Building on previous critiques, this thorough, elegant, and mainly courageous book answers these questions through a step-by-step rebuttal of the scientific consensus about ADHD and its first-line treatment with stimulant medications. Although the book consists of high-resolution inspection of methodologies, research findings, and writing tactics, it is written in a clear, creative, and flowing way, using colorful examples - some funny, some tragic - which sweep the reader and inspire a societal change. Essentially, the book integrates key critiques into one consolidated source, uncovers the massive evidence against the efficacy and safety of stimulant medications, and provides future directions for socio-educational/parental solutions to this burning public-health problem. But most importantly, this book reviews dozens of dozens of reliability and validity gaps in the overriding (and somewhat aggressive) bio-medical consensus. In this way, the book serves as the missing needle that is required to finally pierce the over-blown, and already full of holes theoretical balloon, known as ADHD"--