Rethinking medicalization: discursive positions of children and their caregivers on the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in Chile

• Main Authors: Pablo Reyes (Author), Pablo Cottet (Author), Alvaro Jimenez (Author), Gabriela Jauregui (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract The debates around the diagnosis and pharmacological treatment of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have traditionally been approached from the perspective of the "medicalization processes" of children's behaviour. However, this perspective tends to overlook...