Rising rates of diagnosis and expanding treatment
1. The TNT fueling the explosion: origins and costs of ADHD : Jose: "Immaturity that might last a lifetime" ; From then to now ; Money: the costs of ADHD
2. The nature and causes of ADHD: where biology meets culture : Becky: "Lost opportunities" ; A continuum, not a category? ; Symptoms, problems, and impairments: what is ADHD? ; ADHD across the years ; Impairments ; Models and causes ; Putting it all together
3. Diagnosing and treating ADHD: do it right or pay the price : Tommy: "Problems everywhere" ; Performing the evaluation ; Treatments for ADHD and evidence for their effects
4. The upward spiral of ADHD medications: enhanced performance or potential for abuse? : Ralph: "Miracle cure" ; Skyrocketing ADHD medications ; Stimulants and the brain: main effects and side effects ; Reducing problems or enhancing skills? ; Diversion and neuroenhancement: stimulants for everyone?
5. What a difference a state makes: how educational policy determines diagnosis and treatment : Jessie: "A new home" ; A tale of two states ; Schools and school policies matter ; Other laws regarding schools and ADHD
6. The cost of ADHD: it's the economy, stupid : Frank: "Will it always be this way?" ; Ever-increasing cost escalation ; Benefits of the spending ; Conclusion
7. ADHD and the media: what's being said and what's being sold? : What does the public see and hear? ; Advertisements and the selling of ADHD medications
8. ADHD around the world : International recognition and diagnosis ; Treatment and services for ADHD around the world ; Differences across cultures and nations: a bird's-eye view ; Economic development and ADHD
9. Beyond white, middle-class boys, plus the stigma of ADHD : Young children ; Adults ; Girls, women, and minorities ; Stigma: is ADHD still a source of shame?
10. The future of ADHD: predictions, confusions, and conclusions : Weighing and weighting the evidence ; Predicting the future ; Back to school ; What can be done? The bottom line.
