The ADHD Update: Understanding Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Disease Update

by Alvin Silverstein, Virginia B. Silverstein, Laura Silverstein Nunn

"Introduction to the history and most up-to-date research and treatment of ADHD"--Provided by publisher.

Genres: Nonfiction

112 pages, Library Binding

First published April 1, 2008

About the author

Alvin Silverstein grew up in Brooklyn, the youngest son of an immigrant family who emphasized hard work and education. After graduating from Brooklyn College, he went to graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania, where he got a Master's degree in chemistry and met his wife, author Virginia B. Silverstein. He got his Ph.D. at NYU while teaching at the College of Staten Island. He ultimately became a Professor of Biology there and also Director of the Physician Assistant program, while coauthoring books with his wife and, later, two of their children as well.

Reviews

[Colleen Clann-curtis]

More like 3.5 rating. It gave me some good non-medicinal methods for helping my son's ADHD. It was a quick read.