Critique of the article by Visser and Jehan (2009): 'ADHD: A scientific fact or a factual opinion? A critique of the veracity of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder'

Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 257-267

  Wheeler, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ADHD; Bio psychosocial discourse; Biomedical discourse; Educational environment; Multi professional approach; Sociological discourse

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DECREASED APPETITE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG ERUPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHICS; EXAMINATION; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MOOD CHANGE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PUBLIC OPINION; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOLOGY; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS;

EID: 77955062862     PISSN: 13632752     EISSN: 17412692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632752.2010.497665     Document Type: Article

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