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Family Practice Vol. 16, No. 4, 447
© Oxford University Press 1999

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Ritalin nation: rapid fire culture and the transformation of human consciousness.

John Macleod

Clinical Research Fellow, Department of General Practice and Primary Care, University of Birmingham

R DeGrandpre. (284 pages, £15.95.) W W Norton & Co. Ltd, 1999. ISBN 0-393-04685-0.

An estimated 15% of North American children will at some point be diagnosed as suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)—on the basis of their exhibiting symptoms such as carelessness, noisiness, chattiness and difficulty waiting their turn. Most of these children will be . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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