Historique
Chapitre
A very childish moral panic: ritalin
Auteur(s) :
MILLER, T. ;
LEGER, M. C.
Année
2010
Page(s) :
312-330
Langue(s) :
Anglais
ISBN :
978-0-19-973929-5
Domaine :
Autres substances / Other substances
Discipline :
PSY (Psychopathologie / Psychopathology)
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
TDAH
;
METHYLPHENIDATE
;
TROUBLES DU COMPORTEMENT
;
ENFANT
;
MESUSAGE
;
PSYCHIATRIE
;
MEDIA
Note générale :
Reprinted from "A very childish moral panic: ritalin" In: Journal of Medical Humanities, 2003; 24(1/2), p. 9-33.
Résumé :
Ritalin is medicine that can be prescribed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children. In this chapter Toby Miller and Marie Claire Leger trace the history of psychiatry and children and note the increasing role of the state in this regard. The authors outline the criticisms surrounding the diagnosis of ADHD and prescriptions of Ritalin. They also discuss illegal use by school and college students as well as professionals, explore the relationship between gender and ADHD, and link the prevalence of ADHD to culture and modernity.
Cote :
L00464-C