Adhd: Legitimate Medical Diagnosis Or Socially Constructed Disorder? - Ethical Concerns
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...when it come to one of the most commonly diagnosed conditions in childhood. That condition is Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Many consider ADHD one of the most concerning problems confronting our nation's youth. Visser, Lesesne and Perou (2007, S99), in fact, describe ADHD as one of the most common psychiatric disorders in childhood. Many, however, question the legitimacy of ADHD and consider it a cultural phenomenon rather than a true psychological disorder warranting the scale of treatment that has been devoted to it. The intent of this paper is to explore those questions, to determine whether ADHD is a real disorder or a fake, whether it has a true biological basis or is simply the product of a combination of overzealous parents, frustrated educators, and an unethical pharmaceutical industry that is interested more in promoting drug sales than attending to the true needs of our nation’s children. Visser, Lesesne and Perou...
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