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As a general rule we do not censor any content on the site. Why adhd became an american epidemic reprint by marilyn wedge isbn. Marilyn has a phd in psychology and works as a family therapist. In 2012, her article why french kids dont have adhd was. Apr 29, 2015 a disease called childhood is a very readable analysis of the hoax that american psychiatry and big pharma have perpetrated for the past 40 years to redefine children s normal behaviors as some form of brain disease. Marilyn wedge is the author of a disease called childhood. Why adhd became an american epidemic best seller books. Mar 24, 2015 a disease called childhood is a very readable analysis of the hoax that american psychiatry and big pharma have perpetrated for the past 40 years to redefine childrens normal behaviors as some form of brain disease.
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