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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Adam RafalovichPublisher: Lexington Books Imprint: Lexington Books Dimensions: Width: 16.40cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.440kg ISBN: 9780739107478ISBN 10: 073910747 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 04 August 2004 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsHighly recommended. CHOICE Adam Rafalovich's Framing ADHD Children offers and effective example of how real-life narratives provide richness and multidimensionality to a topic, broadening his original hypothesis about attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) from the specific to the general. This provocative book has a place on the shelf of doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, teachers, and parents. Psychiatric Services This book artfully illuminates the controversial ADHD diagnosis by linking cultural discourses to lived experiences. It combines careful historical scholarship, insightful institutional analysis, and compelling interview materials. As such, it offers a powerful model for learning just how multiple personal troubles are transformed into emotional disorders. Along with Rafalovich's sociological colleagues, this book deserves to reach those who struggle daily to sort out the ambiguities surrounding proliferating drug treatments for a range of life difficulties. -- David A. Karp, Boston College This book artfully illuminates the controversial ADHD diagnosis by linking cultural discourses to lived experiences. It combines careful historical scholarship, insightful institutional analysis, and compelling interview materials. As such, it offers a powerful model for learning just how multiple personal troubles are transformed into emotional disorders. Along with Rafalovich's sociological colleagues, this book deserves to reach those who struggle daily to sort out the ambiguities surrounding proliferating drug treatments for a range of life difficulties.--David A. Karp Highly recommended. Choice Adam Rafalovich's Framing ADHD Children offers and effective example of how real-life narratives provide richness and multidimensionality to a topic, broadening his original hypothesis about attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) from the specific to the general. This provocative book has a place on the shelf of doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, teachers, and parents. Psychiatric Services This book artfully illuminates the controversial ADHD diagnosis by linking cultural discourses to lived experiences. It combines careful historical scholarship, insightful institutional analysis, and compelling interview materials. As such, it offers a powerful model for learning just how multiple personal troubles are transformed into emotional disorders. Along with Rafalovich's sociological colleagues, this book deserves to reach those who struggle daily to sort out the ambiguities surrounding proliferating drug treatments for a range of life difficulties. -- David A. Karp Highly recommended. * CHOICE * Adam Rafalovich's Framing ADHD Children offers and effective example of how real-life narratives provide richness and multidimensionality to a topic, broadening his original hypothesis about attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) from the specific to the general. This provocative book has a place on the shelf of doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, teachers, and parents. * Psychiatric Services * This book artfully illuminates the controversial ADHD diagnosis by linking cultural discourses to lived experiences. It combines careful historical scholarship, insightful institutional analysis, and compelling interview materials. As such, it offers a powerful model for learning just how multiple personal troubles are transformed into emotional disorders. Along with Rafalovich's sociological colleagues, this book deserves to reach those who struggle daily to sort out the ambiguities surrounding proliferating drug treatments for a range of life difficulties. -- David A. Karp, Boston College Author InformationAdam Rafalovich is assistant professor of sociology at Texas Tech University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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