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The Run on Ritalin: Attention Deficit Disorder and Stimulant Treatment in the 1990s
Author(s) -
Diller Lawrence H.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
hastings center report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.515
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1552-146X
pISSN - 0093-0334
DOI - 10.2307/3528571
Subject(s) - stimulant , attention deficit disorder , psychology , psychiatry
Ritalin use has increased by 500 percent in the last five years. The reasons for this dramatic surge are rooted in changes and pressures in psychiatry and society at large.