Hyperactivity

  • My daughter has ADD and we need more space!

    I like where we live, but our house is so cramped. Should we move?
  • Worldwide ADHD pandemic?

    Is the disorder really global, or is Big Pharma just improving its overseas marketing?
  • Dying on Ritalin

    A teenager's fatal heart attack raises troubling questions about the safety of a drug whose popularity is exploding.
  • Extreme Ritalin

    The drug should not become the moral equivalent of, or substitute for, better parenting and schools.
  • Psych meds for kids: Too much, too soon?

    Some psychiatric drugs do help children, but school and family are crucial, too.
  • Kids on drugs

    A behavioral pediatrician questions the wisdom of medicating our children.
  • From diapers to drugs

    A new study shows a three-fold increase in mind-altering drugs being given to preschoolers.
  • Johnny get your pills

    Are we overmedicating our kids?
  • readin', ritin' and ritalin

    Do psychoactive drugs really help children -- or just make them fit in?

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