The Discourse of ADHD Perspectives on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder /

• Main Authors: Horton-Salway, Mary (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Davies, Alison (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: The Language of Mental Health
• Subjects: Clinical psychology.; Discourse analysis.; People with disabilities.; Personality.; Social psychology.; Sex (Psychology).; Gender expression.; Clinical Psychology.; Discourse Analysis.; Disability Studies.; Personality and Social Psychology.; Gender Studies.

This book explores the discourse of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), one of the most debated mental health categories attributed to children and adults across the globe. The authors trace the origins, development and representation of ADHD to demonstrate how the category is produced...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Introduction; Mary Horton-Salway and Alison Davies
• Chapter 2: Mapping the Discourses of ADHD: The Historical Legacy; Alison Davies
• Chapter 3: Media Representations of ADHD; Mary Horton-Salway
• Chapter 4: 'Normal Rules of Parenting Don't Apply': ADHD, maternal accountability and Mother Identities; Alison Davies
• Chapter 5: 'Just an Active Boy': Intersecting Discourses of ADHD, Masculinity and Father Identities; Alison Davies
• Chapter 6: Voices of Experience: Narrative Lives and Selves; Mary Horton-Salway
• Chapter 7: 'ADHD as the Product of Discourse'; Mary Horton-Salway.