Cited by 233Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderNeuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical InnovationsPharmaceutical studies and practices

Beyond polemics: science and ethics of ADHD

Singh, Ilina·2008·Nature reviews. Neuroscience

Abstract

What is attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? Why are so many children being diagnosed with ADHD and prescribed medication? Are stimulant drugs an effective and safe treatment strategy? This article explores the current state of scientific research into ADHD and the key social and ethical concerns that are emerging from the sharp rise in the number of diagnoses and the use of stimulant drug treatments in children. Collaborations among scientists, social scientists and ethicists are likely to be the most promising route to understanding what ADHD is and what stimulant drugs do.

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  • Neither bioethics nor sociology has yet fully taken on the complexity of ADHD as a complex heterogeneous disorder characterized by different gene-environment-gene pathways.

    “neither bioethics nor sociology has yet managed to fully take on the complexity of ADHD that is now widely accepted in the world of developmental and clinical child psychiatry (Singh, 2008). Here, ADHD is a ‘complex heterogeneous disorder’ characterized by different gene-environment-gene pathways (eg Sonuga-Barke, 2005).”

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Authors
Singh, I.
Affiliations
London School of Economics and Political Science (GB)
Corresponding author
Singh, Ilina
Venue
Nature reviews. Neuroscience
Published
2008-12
Volume
9
Issue
12
Pages
957-964
ISSN
  • 1471-003X (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-0048
OpenAlex
W2033016865
Cited by
233
References
110
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.28
Type
journal article
Language
en
Update notices
erratum (2008-11-26)
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature reviews. Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science) (submittedVersion)
  • Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
  • DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Wellcome Trust
  • Royal Society
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Pharmaceutical studies and practices
Keywords
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, stimulant medication, children, social ethics, treatment effectiveness and safety, interdisciplinary collaboration, science and ethics
MeSH terms
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Ethics, Medical, Humans, Science

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