CRM 2301 Lecture 17: 17
6 Mar 2017
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Symptoms: hyperactivity, short attention span, restlessness, oscillating mood swings. Use of amphetamine with learning disability in school in 1937. Proliferation of publication about hyperkinesia in medical journals. The pharmaceutical revolution and increased interest in child psychiatry. The writer of the article about hyperactivity says that hyperactivity was socially construction. It was used to control more active children. Congressional investigation: md make the diagnosis and prescribe medication, pharmaceutical companies promote treatment, parents should not be coerced, follow ups. Advertisement starts: direct mailing to medical professionals about the diagnosis and treatment about hyperkinesis. Moral entrepreneurs: those who lead for creation and enforcement of the rules ex pharmaceutical companies and association for children with learning disabilities. Advances in technology and the prestige of medical profession advances their jurisdiction over deviant behaviour. Human nature: behaviour is the result of the interaction of biology and t he environment. Cause of criminality: defective biology, pathology, genes, not a matter of choice.
