Problematic, disturbing and non-conforming children’s behaviors: the concepts and care demands related to agitation in children in Santos and Campinas, Brazil

Abstract This article discusses the social consequences of the impossibility of specifically defining the boundaries of the concept of mental disorder, which seems to be a “vague” term with no satisfactory definition, especially when referred to children’s behaviors. We argue that when discussing ch...

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Main Authors: Eunice Nakamura, Tatiana Barbarini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Series:Saúde e Sociedade
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-12902019000100002&lng=en&tlng=en