Diller, Lawrence

Diller, Lawrence H. Running on Ritalin. A Physician Reflects on Children, Society, and Performance in a Pill. New York Bantam Books, 1988, p. 25. 

The short-term positive effects of Ritalin on children s behavior have been reported by parents and teachers. According to Lawrence H. Diller in his book Running on Ritalin, Between 60 and 90 percent of children with attention,... 

Lawrence Diller believes that neither the genetic model nor the environment model alone provides the whole picture for ADHD. Instead, he argues that a biopsychosocial model, in which several factors—including a person s biology, emotional status, and environment interact—provides a better solution. In this model, the path between the mind and the body is seen as a two-way street The brain affects emotions and behavior and, in turn, the brain is affected by the person s experiences. After all, although everyone is born with a basic personality, it is the experiences an individual has while growing up that will shape him or her into the kind of person he or she will become. 

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