An estimated 5 percent of American children and some 6 million American adults are affected by Attention Deficit Disorder. What causes this disorder? And what’s the best way to treat it? Is Ritalin really the answer? Psychologist David Stein (Longwood University), author of Ritalin is Not the Answer, says drugs are not needed. But, psychiatrist Bela Sood (Medical College of Virginia) disagrees.

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Also featured: A chat with two families affected by A.D.D.

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