Brain talk: Power and negotiation in children's discourse about self, brain and behaviour

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 813-827

  Singh, Ilina ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ADHD; Brain; Children; Ritalin; Self

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSCIENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL STIGMA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VOICE;

ADHD; BRAIN; CHILDREN; RITALIN; SELF;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROSCIENCES; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STIGMA; UNITED STATES; VOICE;

EID: 84880509550     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2012.01531.x     Document Type: Article

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