Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in France and Ireland: parents' groups' scientific and political framing of an unsettled condition

Examines how groups representing children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in France and Ireland engage within this contested medical domain, and challenges the frequently made association between the process of medicalisation and de-politicisation.

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Year of publication:	2012-05
Authors:	Edwards, Claire ; Howlett, Etaoine ; Akrich, Madeleine ; Rabeharisoa, Vololona
Institutions:	Centre de Sociologie de l'Innovation (CSI), MINES ParisTech
Subject:	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) \| parents’ groups \| France \| Ireland \| evidence-based medecine \| medicalisation \| politicisation

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	CSI Working Papers Series.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 024 42 pages
Classification:	Z10 - Cultural Economics. General ; I10 - Health. General
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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