Open AccessThe Boy Who Wouldn’t Eat Pomegranates (an Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, ADHD, Allegory)
Author(s) -
Anthony Zehetner
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
children and teenagers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2576-3717
pISSN - 2576-3709
DOI - 10.22158/ct.v1n1p63
Subject(s) - allegory , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , perspective (graphical) , psychology , vignette , modalities , clinical practice , attention deficit , psychiatry , medicine , social psychology , art , sociology , literature , social science , family medicine , visual arts
An allegorical vignette describing the pathway of diagnosis and treatment of controversial societal disorders which may exist in children, using Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) as an example and template. The child’s perspective is described as well as potential pitfalls of the “therapeutic” process beyond simple clinical modalities. Finally the impact of such practice is questioned at a societal level and is made relevant to our contemporary understanding of Medicine.