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The editor is indebted to all those WSPP members who contributed to the list but especially Keith Hoeller whose list was most comprehensive. Please forward any other titles to wsimon@optonline. net and they will be included in subsequent editions of the newsletter.
And also more articles and sites:
Mosher, Loren, M.D., Psychiatrist, former Chief of the National Institute of Mental Health's Center for the Study of Schizophrenia, quoted in Death from Ritalin: The Truth Behind ADHD, available at:
http://www.ritalindeath.com/Page/Contro4.html
Breggin, P. (2001). Talking Back to Ritalin, revised edition. Cambridge, MA: Perseus Publishing.
Farber, B., The Link Between Anti-depressants and Mayhem, Newsmax.com, July 2, 2001 at:
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2001/7/2/181622.shtml
A Parent's Nightmare: Losing a Child to Drug-Induced Psychosis, Education Reporter, June, 2002 at http://www.eagleforum.org/educate/2002/june02/drug-induced.shtml
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