Strategies for Living interview on “The ADHD Explosion”
Are we at war with ADHD? David McMillian talks with co-author Richard Scheffler about his book “The ADHD Explosion – Myths, Medication, Money and Today’s Push for Performance.” Together they explore...
View ArticleDr. Diller Mentions Two New Books
By Lawrence Diller The ADHD Explosion: Myths, Medication, Money and Today’s Push for Performance by Stephen Hinshaw and Richard Scheffler (Oxford, New York, 2014) is the most recent best survey of...
View ArticleAn Authoritative Look at ADHD
By Marty Nemco Ph.D. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is among our most controversial disorders. Is it really a disorder or a function of schools’ inadequate response to active kids’...
View ArticleJournal of Attention Disorder reviews ADHD Explosion
Reviewed by: Lawrence Diller, Private Practice, Walnut Creek, CA, USA; and the University of California, San Francisco, USA. DOI: 10.1177/1087054714543370 The ADHD Explosion by Stephen Hinshaw and...
View ArticleSales of ADHD Meds are Skyrocketing. Here’s Why.
By Luke Whelan, editorial fellow at Mother Jones “Attention deficit hyperactive disorder is big business. That’s the conclusion of a new report, published by the market research firm IBISWorld, which...
View ArticleKCBS Interview in SF with Rebecca Corral
Listen to Distinguished Professor Richard M. Scheffler and Rebecca Corral discuss the ADHD Explosion throughout the globe and the book that he and his colleague, Stephen Hinshaw, wrote to explain...
View ArticleADHD Medication Prescriptions Are Off The Charts – Why? And Should We Be...
The sales of ADHD prescription medication are increasing rapidly and are expected to grow by another 13 percent this year alone. According to IBIS World, a new report shows ADHD medication has...
View ArticleHealth, Economics, Policy and Law: Book Review
By Paul McCrone “Most mental health problems are formally identified according to an assessment of clinical symptoms, rather than by taking blood tests, scans, etc. As such, particular care in...
View ArticleOakland Tribune: Letter to the Editor
Oakland Tribune, April 28 Consider noise when reviewing restaurants. “Recently, this newspaper published an article about Oliveto in Oakland, which had undergone an extensive — and expensive —...
View ArticleThe Economist: Youthful Folly
Published July 11, 2015 “Perhaps oddly, ADHD is much more common in some parts of America than in others. The rate of diagnosis in North Carolina, for example, is two-and-a-half times higher than it is...
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