Behavioral Disorders

Brief Description: "For over 25 years, the Greenhaven Press Opposing Viewpoints Series has developed and set the standard for current-issue studies. With more than 90 volumes covering nearly every controversial contemporary topic, Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. Each title explores a specific issue by placing expert opinions in a unique pro/con format. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. By choosing from such diverse sources and including both popular and unpopular views, the Opposing Viewpoints editorial team has adhered to its commitment to editorial objectivity. Readers are exposed to many sides of a debate, which promotes issue awareness as well as critical thinking. In short, Opposing Viewpoints is the best research and learning tool for exploring the issues that continually shape and define our turbulent and changing world"--Table of Contents: Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints? -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Are Behavioral Disorders a Serious Problem? -- Chapter Preface -- 1. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Is a Real Disease / Zinnia Jones -- 2. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Is Not a Disease / Fred Banghman, as told to The Mark News -- 3. Bipolar Disorder in Children Is a Serious Problem / Mani Pavuluri -- 4. Bipolar Disorder Is Widely Misdiagnosed in Children / Jon Ronson -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 2. What Factors Contribute to Behavioral Disorders? -- Chapter Preface -- 1. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Has a Genetic Basis / Penny Bailey -- 2. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Has a Sociological and Evolutionary Basis / Peter Gray -- 3. Vaccines Cause Autism / Michael Snyder -- 4. Anatomy of a Scare / Sharon Begley -- 5. Returning Soldiers Find Themselves in Fragile State / Christopher Curry -- 6. PTSD's Diagnostic Trap / Sally Satel -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 3. How Should Behavioral Disorders Be Treated? -- Chapter Preface -- 1. Drugs Are an Effective Treatment for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder / Caroline Miller -- 2. Do ADHD Drugs Take a Toll on the Brain? / Edmund S. Higgins -- 3. Nonmedication Treatments for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Are Effective / Nancy Shute -- 4. Medical Marijuana Should Be Considered as a Treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder / Steve Fox -- 5. Some Experts Disagree That Medical Marijuana Should Be Considered as a Treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder / Joey Peters -- 6. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Is an Effective Treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Allen Weg -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 4. What Policies Will Best Address the Challenges of Behavioral Disorders? -- Chapter Preface -- 1. Mainstreaming Benefits Autistic Students / Cindy Long -- 2. Mainstreaming May Not Benefit Autistic Students / Laura Madsen -- 3. Veterans Should Not Be Wrongly Discharged for Personality Disorder / Paul Sullivan -- 4. Discharged Veterans Are Thoroughly Evaluated for Personality Disorder / Gina S. Farrisee -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- For Further Discussion -- Organizations to Contact -- Bibliography of Books -- Index. Publisher Marketing: Each title in the highly acclaimed Opposing Viewpoints series explores a specific issue by placing expert opinions in a unique pro/con format; the viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find publications.; This title explores behavioral disorders, including: are behavioral disorders a serious problem; contributing factors to behavioral disorders; treatment of behavioral disorders; policies that best address the challenges of behavioral disorders.; "Each volume in the Opposing Viewpoints Series could serve as a model not only providing access to a wide diversity of opinions, but also stimulating readers to do further research for group discussion and individual interest. Both shrill and moderate, th"

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