Disparities in the prevalence of ADHD diagnoses, suspicion, and medication use between Flanders and Québec from the lens of the medicalization process
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4877412 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marie-Christine Brault (0000-0002-8297-1040, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, corresponding author), Emma Degroote (0000-0003-3739-0615, Ghent University), Mieke Van Houtte (0000-0002-5425-6138, Ghent University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 958-979 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Social Study of Health Illness and Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1363-4593 • E-ISSN: 1461-7196 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/13634593221093492 |
| PMID | 37855125 |
| OpenAlex | W4282025583 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 34 |
The prevalence of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) diagnoses and medication use has increased over time around the world, but significant regional differences remain. This paper aims to determine and explain disparities in ADHD prevalence and medication use among school-aged children in two distinct school systems, in Flanders (Belgium) and Québec (Canada). We present detailed descriptive and comparative analyses of data from 35 schools, 114 teachers, and 1046 parents (children) that were collected as part of a comparative international project. The data concern teacher and parent suspicions, teachers' ratings of ADHD-related behaviors in children, teachers' views of medication use, and teachers' beliefs about ADHD. The results show that, compared with Flanders, Québec had significantly more children diagnosed with ADHD and more frequent suspicions of ADHD in children by teachers and parents. We refer to the conceptual, institutional, and interactional levels of medicalization to interpret our findings and conclude that social and cultural readings of children's behaviors differ greatly between regions. Medicalization of children's behaviors is more common in Québec than in Flanders
Developmental psychology · Medical diagnosis · Medicalization · Psychiatry · Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |