Globalization and cognitive enhancement: emerging social and ethical challenges for ADHD clinicians

Ilina Singh; Angela M Filipe; Imre Bard; Meredith Bergey; Lauren Baker

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Globalization and cognitive enhancement: emerging social and ethical challenges for ADHD clinicians

Ilina Singh, Angela M Filipe, Imre Bard, Meredith Bergey, Lauren Baker

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Globalization of ADHD and the rise of cognitive enhancement have raised fresh concerns about the validity of ADHD diagnosis and the ethics of stimulant drug treatment. We review the literature on these two emerging phenomena, with a focus on the corresponding social, scientific and ethical debates over the universality of ADHD and the use of stimulant drug treatments in a global population of children and adolescents. Drawing on this literature, we reflect on the importance of ethically informed, ecologically sensitive clinical practices in relation to ADHD diagnosis and treatment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	385
Number of pages	9
Journal	CURRENT PSYCHIATRY REPORTS
Volume	15
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-013-0385-0
Publication status	Published - 2013

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