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Accidental intolerance : how we stigmatize ADHD and how we can stop /

" ... Shows how medicine, science, and society jointly--though not intentionally--stigmatize ADHD-diagnosed people, while offering them few options. It also explores ways we can change our concepts and practices to improve factual understanding of ADHD, open alternatives to affected people, and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hawthorne, Susan, 1956-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2014.
Subjects:
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder > Social aspects.
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Social values.
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Social Stigma
Social Values
Biomedical Research > ethics
Trouble déficitaire de l'attention > Aspect social.
Trouble déficitaire de l'attention.
Valeurs sociales.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Social values
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder > Social aspects
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:" ... Shows how medicine, science, and society jointly--though not intentionally--stigmatize ADHD-diagnosed people, while offering them few options. It also explores ways we can change our concepts and practices to improve factual understanding of ADHD, open alternatives to affected people, and reduce intolerance"--Jacket, page 4.
Physical Description:1 online resource (209 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0199977399
9780199977390
9780199369928
0199369925
0199395810
9780199395811