Suffer the Children - The Case against Labeling and Medicating and an Effective Alternative (Hardcover, New)

With more than four million American children diagnosed with ADHD and other psychiatric disorders, taking a child to a psychiatrist is as common as taking them to soccer practice. But, disturbingly, a great number of children experience dangerous emotional and physical side effects from psychotropic medications. Where can parents who are eager to avoid shaming labels and drugs turn when their child exhibits disturbing behavior? Suffer the Children presents a much-needed alternative: child-focused family therapy. A family therapist for over twenty years, Marilyn Wedge shares the stories of her patients. Wedge presents creative strategies that flow from viewing children's symptoms not as biologically determined "disorders" but as responses to relationships in their lives that can be altered with the help of a therapist. Instructive, illuminating, and uplifting, Suffer the Children radically reframes how we as parents, as health professionals, and as a society can respond to problems of childhood in a considerate and respectful fashion.

General

Imprint:	W W Norton & Co Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2011
First published:	March 2011
Authors:	Marilyn Wedge
Dimensions:	244 x 165 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	256
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-393-07159-7
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Psychiatry Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Advice on parenting > General Promotions
LSN:	0-393-07159-6
Barcode:	9780393071597

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