Identifying hyperactive children : the medicalization of deviant behavior / Peter Conrad.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-153) and index.

Introduction : sociology, illness, and diviant behavior -- The discovery of hyperkinesis -- Methodology -- The setting and the sample -- Identifying behavior as diviant and defining deviance as a medical problem : audience reactions to children's behavior -- The social construction of hyperactivity : uncertainty and medical diagnosis -- The medicalization of deviant behavior -- Toward a social system approach to hyperactivity : situational hyperactivity -- Clinic outcomes, conclusions, and areas for further research -- Epilogue : a theory of the medicalization of deviant behavior -- Epilogue 2000 : from hyperactive children to ADHD adults : observations on the expansion of medical categories / Peter Conrad and Deborah Potter.

"This is a new and expanded edition of a classic case-study in the medicalization of ADHD, originally published in 1976. The book centres on an empirical study of the process of identifying hyperactive children, providing a perceptive and accessible introduction to the concepts and issues involved. In this revised edition, Peter Conrad sets the original study in context, demonstrating the continuing relevance of his research. He highlights the issues at stake, outlining recent changes in our understanding of ADHD and reviewing recent sociological research."--Jacket.