Purpose. This paper studies how diagnosis is currently conceptualized in the field of
psychiatry, and examines whether this mode of diagnosis is relevant for psychotherapeutic …

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a debated phenomenon and the link
between schooling and the occurrence of ADHD diagnoses is worth critical scrutiny. This …

The contemporary conceptualization of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) as a
complex, multifactorial neurodevelopmental disorder cannot be understood as such without …

In this article we report the findings of a critical discourse analysis of the diagnostic criteria
for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and hyperkinetic disorder (HD) in two …

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed psychiatric
condition of childhood worldwide, yet the medical and psychological perspectives that …

Background Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most prevalent
psychiatric disorders in childhood. In Switzerland, the complex diagnosis and treatment are …

Over the last twenty years, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has become one of
the most diagnosed childhood disorders in the western world. Research within the …

This article reports on a Danish study on interprofessional collaboration between child
psychiatrists and educational psychologists concerning children who are categorised as …

Inclusive school requires the coexistence of what is perceived as normal and what is seen
as pathologically different. Considering the growing pathologization of childhood, attempt is …

There is a time to admire the grace and persuasive power of an influential idea, and there is
a time to fear its hold over us. The time to worry is when the idea is so widely shared that we …