On this edition of ST Medical Monday, we talk with Alan Schwarz, a Pulitzer Prize-nominated investigative reporter who (until recently) was on the staff at The New York Times. He joins us to discuss his groundbreaking new book, "ADHD Nation: Children, Doctors, Big Pharma, and the Making of an American Epidemic." It's a detailed report on why the widespread misdiagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has become a sad yet undeniable fact of American life. More than one in seven American children get diagnosed with ADHD -- which is three times what experts have said is appropriate -- and therefore millions of kids in the US are being misdiagnosed...and are taking medications such as Adderall or Concerta for a psychiatric condition they probably do not have. How did we get to this point? And to what extent did America's medical system actually allow or enable this to happen? As was noted of this important book is a starred review from Kirkus: "In this powerful,
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