Identifying Hyperactive Children - The Medicalization of Deviant Behavior Expandable Edition (Hardcover, 2nd edition)

This is a new and expanded edition of a classic case-study in the medicalization of ADHD, originally published in 1976. The book centres on an empirical study of the process of identifying hyperactive children, providing a perceptive and accessible introduction to the concepts and issues involved. In this revised edition, Peter Conrad sets the original study in context, demonstrating the continuing relevance of his research. He highlights the issues at stake, outlining recent changes in our understanding of ADHD and reviewing recent sociological research. Peter Conrad is Harry Coplan Professor of Social Sciences at Brandeis University, USA. He has written extensively in the area of medical sociology, publishing nine books and over eighty articles and chapters.

General

Imprint:	Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Ashgate Classics in Sociology
Release date:	March 2006
First published:	2006
Authors:	Peter Conrad
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	184
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-7546-4518-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > General Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Child & developmental psychology Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Paediatric medicine > General
LSN:	0-7546-4518-5
Barcode:	9780754645184

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