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The ADHD Fraud.


The ADHD Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Definition

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a developmental disorder characterized by distractibility, hyperactivity, impulsive behaviors, and the inability to remain focused on tasks or
 Fraud

Frred A. Baughman Jr., M.D.

Trafford Publishing Trafford Publishing is a self-publishing and print on demand publishing company based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

The company was founded in 1995 and is privately owned.
 

2333 Government Street, Suite 6E, Victoria, BC, Canada, V8T 4P4

1412064589 $24.95 www. adhdfraud.com www.trafford.com

The ADHD Fraud: How Psychiatry Makes "Patients" Of Normal Children by Dr. Fred Baughman Jr. takes on the medical profession in general, and psychiatry in particular, to debunk de·bunk  
tr.v. de·bunked, de·bunk·ing, de·bunks
To expose or ridicule the falseness, sham, or exaggerated claims of: debunk a supposed miracle drug.
 commonly promoted beliefs about the diagnosis and treatment of children deemed to be hyperactive hy·per·ac·tive
adj.
1. Highly or excessively active, as a gland.

2. Having behavior characterized by constant overactivity.

3. Afflicted with attention deficit disorder.
. Dr. Baughman presents his arguments, anecdotal illustrations, and painstaking research to bolster his case that the present and growing numbers of children diagnosed with ADHD arising from defective science, intellectual dishonesty, and drug company manipulation. The result is, quite literally, the poisoning of our children's brain chemistry. Any parent whose child has been diagnosed with ADHD needs a careful and complete reading of the iconoclastic i·con·o·clast  
n.
1. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas or institutions.

2. One who destroys sacred religious images.
 information revealed within the pages of The ADHD Fraud.
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Title Annotation:The ADHD Fraud: How Psychiatry Makes "Patients" of Normal Children
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Date:Aug 1, 2006
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