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Author:   Mikka Nielsen (Aalborg University, Denmark)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138307063

ISBN 10:   1138307068
Pages:   150
Publication Date:   03 September 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Series editor's introduction Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction Aim of the book A diagnosis of our time An anthropological approach to ADHD Clarifying concepts: ADHD as experience and diagnostic category Structure of the book 2. An old disorder or a recent product of medicalization? A story of ADHD as an ever-present disorder The incapacity of necessary attention Children suffer from immortality Minimal brain damage and anti-school behaviour A question of neurology: the rise of medical treatment The DSM era A one-sided story of ADHD A critical explanation of ADHD Medicalization of society Social, political, and cultural factors behind the emergence of ADHD Ritalin on the market Diagnosing adults with ADHD Concluding remarks 3. What is a diagnosis? Diagnostic criteria and clinical guidelines What is diagnosis for? Creating mental illness Putting a name to it Living in a diagnostic culture A neurochemical era A shift in thinking about the human being The self in medical terms Conluding remarks 4. Experiences and implications of getting an ADHD diagnosis The explanatory force of a diagnosis and questions of responsibility Restructuring narratives and self-perceptions Evaluating yourself and considering new questions Restructuring practices and crafting skills Ambivalence towards the diagnosis Taking medication and experimenting with experiences A moral concern: becoming the person you want to be Concluding remarks 5. Explaining and making use of an ADHD diagnosis Dynamics between explanations and experiences Identifying with ADHD Distancing from ADHD Explanations of ADHD and expectations of treatment Having or being ADHD? Concluding remarks 6. ADHD as a temporal phenomenon Studying rhythms and experiences of time The rhythms of the body When the world is at a different pace Social synchronization: trying to keep up but lagging behind Developing time-work strategies Is society catching up on ADHD Concluding remarks 7. Conclusion Becoming someone with ADHD Explanatory models of ADHD ADHD as a relational phenomenon Avenues for future research Implications and recommendations for practice Index

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Mikka Nielsen is a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Health Research in the Humanities, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

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