Rates of diagnosis of psychiatric disorders such as ADHD, and prescription of psychiatric drugs to children, have increased alarmingly. This book is an excellent introduction to the area for students and provides parents of children with mental health difficulties with all the information they need to make informed choices about a child's treatment.
Sami Timimi is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and a visiting Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Lincoln, UK. He writes from a critical perspective on topics relating to child and adolescent mental health and has published many journal articles and several books, including Naughty Boys: Anti-Social Behaviour, ADHD and the Role of Culture (2005)