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Author:

DeGrandpre, Richard J.

Title:

Ritalin nation : rapid-fire culture and the transformation of human consciousness / Richard DeGrandpre.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

W.W. Norton,

Copyright Date:

c1999

Description:

284 p. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder--Social aspects--United States.
Methylphenidate.
United States--Civilization--1945-
Diagnostic errors.
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity--etiology--United States.
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity--drug therapy--United States.
Disease--etiology--United States.
Methylphenidate--therapeutic use--United States.
Social Conditions--United States.
United States--Civilization--1945-
Aandachtstekortstoornis met hyperactiviteit.
Methylfenidaat.
Psychofarmaca.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

[ch]. 6. Deliberate living: because patience comes to those who wait. [ch]. 2. Great misadventures in time -- [ch]. 3. Speed and its transformation of human consciousness -- [ch]. 4. Sensory addictions: how culture manufactures disease -- [ch]. 5. Generation Rx -- [ch]. 6. Deliberate living: because patience comes to those who wait.

ISBN:

9780393046854
0393046850

LCCN:

98020687

Locations:

O4AX446 -- Chadwick Library

CKPA482 -- Amana School-Community Library (Amana)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

I6OX771 -- Mercy College Library (Des Moines)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)