Lay and professional constructions of childhood ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) : a discourse analysis

Childhood ADHD is a contested yet rising public health phenomenon, due to greateruse of inclusive American diagnostic classification. In the UK ADHD is considered to be ‘incompletely medicalised’ with rising incidences predicted. A critical approach was adopted in this thesis, based on a number of s...

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Main Author: Gray, Carol Ann
Published: Queen Margaret University 2008
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.526668