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Introduction to ADHD (2:47) -- Confronting Disruptive Behavior (4:25) -- Diagnosing ADHD (1:13) -- Childhood Exuberance or Mental Disorder? (4:19) -- ADHD from the Patient's Perspective (3:54) -- Encouraging Behavioral Changes (2:53) -- Pushing for Classroom Control (3:34) -- Misdiagnosis (1:40) -- Genetic and Environmental Factors (3:17) -- Correcting Brain Chemistry (1:30) -- Improvement with Treatment (3:51) -- ADHD Drugs (2:31) -- Negative Side Effects of ADHD Medication (4:35) -- Debate over ADHD Treatment (3:31) -- Medication vs. Therapy (5:18) -- Fitting In (5:17) -- Defining Mental Disorders (2:32) -- Inventing Mental Diseases to Treat (2:10) -- Mental Health Bible (1:28) -- Pharmaceutical Industry's Role (4:10) -- Lacking Government Support (1:31) -- Questioning ADHD's Validity (3:07) -- Suppressing Normal Behavior (1:50) -- Creating Pathologies in Normal Children (1:35) -- Credits: ADHD Rush Hour (2:31).

The issues surrounding attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, are fiercely debated. Who decides when rambunctious behavior has become a psychiatric concern? Do the benefits of Ritalin outweigh its risks? Is ADHD even a true disorder, or just another way for pharmaceutical companies to make money? This program speaks with students diagnosed with ADHD and to nearly a dozen medical and academic experts about its identification and treatment. Pediatrics professor William B. Carey believes that ADHD is being overdiagnosed, and Dr. William Pelham describes a successful treatment plan based on behavior modification - even as young people with ADHD praise the positive results of taking their meds. Other topics include genetic factors, medication risks, teachers as diagnosticians, and the centuries-long history of medicalizing hyperactivity.

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