Marilyn Wedge

"Examines how myriad factors have come together, resulting in a generation addicted to stimulant drugs, and a medical system that encourages diagnosis instead of seeking other solutions ... Wedge draws on her decades of experience, as well as up-to-date research, to offer a new perspective on ADHD. Instead of focusing only on treating symptoms, she looks at the various potential causes of hyperactivity and inattention in children and examines behavioral...

A reference for parents who want to avoid psychiatric medications outlines a child-focused family therapy plan that treats children's problems not as biologically determined disorders but as responses to relationships that can be altered with the help of therapists, in a guide that includes recommendations for symptoms of ADHD, depression and anxiety.