Медикализацията на живота, медикализацията на училището
Medicalising Life, Medicalising School
Author(s): Nataliya HristovaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Education, Studies of Literature, Bulgarian Literature, School education, State/Government and Education, Theory of Literature, Sociology of Education
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: medicalization; medicamentalization; school; attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); methylphenidate; Ritalin
Summary/Abstract: This article problematizes the contemporary processes of medicalization and medicamentalization of life. Specifically, it focuses on medicalization and medicamentalization of education, on the epidemic of diagnosed dysfunctions such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and the increase in prescriptions for methylphenidate-based drugs for school-aged children.
Journal: Филологически форум
- Issue Year: 5/2019
- Issue No: 2 (10)
- Page Range: 36-49
- Page Count: 14
- Language: Bulgarian