EPISODE · Oct 31, 2017 · 25 MIN
The Answer for ADHD
from Issues in Education Podcast · host Bob and Geri Boyd
Why are healthy children labeled "ADHD" and put on psychiatric drugs? Are they drugs for a real disease or simply for the teacher to control the class? What can parents do with a "strong willed child?" Is there a chemical imbalance in the brain? Dr Peter Breggin, a psychiatrist for over 40 years, and a consultant for the National Institute of Mental Health, has written more than 20 books, including Medication Madness - A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood Altering Drugs.
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Why are healthy children labeled "ADHD" and put on psychiatric drugs? Are they drugs for a real disease or simply for the teacher to control the class? What can parents do with a "strong willed child?" Is there a chemical imbalance in the brain? Dr Peter Breggin, a psychiatrist for over 40 years, and a consultant for the National Institute of Mental Health, has written more than 20 books, including Medication Madness - A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood Altering Drugs.
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