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A disorder of anger and aggression: children's perspectives on attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in the UK

Singh, Ilina (2011) A disorder of anger and aggression: children's perspectives on attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in the UK. Social Science & Medicine, 73 (6). pp. 889-896. ISSN 0277-9536

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Identification Number: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.03.049

Abstract

This article investigates the social and moral dimensions of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) diagnosis, asking what ADHD means in UK children's everyday lives, and what children do with this diagnosis. Drawing on interviews with over 150 children, the analysis examines the influence of a UK state school-based culture of aggression on the form and intensity of diagnosed children's difficulties with behavioral self-control. Diagnosed children's mobilization of ADHD behaviors and their exploitation of the diagnosis shows how children's active moral agency can support and compromise cognitive, behavioral and social resilience. The findings support a proposal for a complex sociological model of ADHD diagnosis and demonstrate the relevance of this model for national policy initiatives related to mental health and wellbeing in children. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://journals.elsevier.com/02779536/social-scien...
Divisions: Methodology
Sociology
Subjects: R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
Date Deposited: 11 Jul 2011 10:17
Last Modified: 09 Oct 2024 02:36
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/37340

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