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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

By: Russell Vaden & Steven Arenz
In: Cultural Sociology of Mental Illness: An A-to-Z Guide
Edited by: Andrew Scull
Subject:Sociology of Health & Illness, Clinical Psychology (general)

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is among the most frequently identified childhood problems in both medical and educational settings. In American schools, over 4 million children and adolescents are diagnosed with this disorder, and over half of those are treated ...

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  Vaden, R., & Arenz, S. (2014). Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd). In A. Scull (Ed.), Cultural sociology of mental illness: An A-to-Z guide (Vol. 1, pp. 58-59). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483346342.n23
  
  Vaden, Russell, and Steven Arenz. "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)." In Cultural Sociology of Mental Illness: An A-to-Z Guide, edited by Scull, Andrew, 58-59. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483346342.n23.
  
  Vaden, R. and Arenz, S. 2014. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). In: Andrew Scull Editor, 2014. Cultural Sociology of Mental Illness: An A-to-Z Guide, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 58-59 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483346342.n23> [Accessed 28 Feb 2021].
  
  Vaden, Russell and Steven Arenz. "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)." Cultural Sociology of Mental Illness: An A-to-Z Guide. Edited by Andrew Scull. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014, pp. 58-59. SAGE Knowledge. 28 Feb 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483346342.n23.
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