Literature Review

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Literature Review

Refer to Ch. 4 of Practical Research Planning and Design.

Include a minimum of 10 references relevant to your chosen research topic, identified during your research in the University library.

Article 1

Foster Children and ADHD: Anger, Violence, and Institutional Power

Article 2

State-based and demographic variation in parent-reported medication rates for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, 2007-2008.

Article 3 

Knowledge and Perceptions of Child-Care Social Workers about ADHD

Write within this form and answering the following per reference:

1. Per reference apply critical thinking to synthesize and evaluate the information you have gathered during your research.

1. What are important ideas and trends identified in the literature, and explain their importance?

Article 1:

This paper explores the ways in which foster children and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) intersect as social and medical categories. This makes it possible to see how the power dynamics of the medical, educational and welfare systems lock the diagnosis with its embedded meanings into the child’s life. It is also possible to see how counter forces like a caring foster family can challenge medical and welfare authorities.

Article 2:

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurobehavioral disorder of childhood; 4.1 million (7.2%) US school-aged children have a current diagnosis. Medication is the single most effective treatment, and monitoring ADHD treatment patterns is important for improving treatment in this population. We recently published estimates of parent-reported ADHD diagnosis, by state and relevant demographics. The objective of this study was to estimate 2007 rates of medication treatment of ADHD, by state and sex-stratified age.

Article 3

This article challenges what Social Workers who care for children really know about ADHD in children

2. Cite statistics that indicate how many individuals are affected by the particular problem.

Article 1:

Of the 34 foster children, 18 are boys, 6 of whom have been diagnosed as ADHD. This rate of ADHD is much higher than the 3–5% prevalence that has been found in most national surveys of school-age children (American Psychiatric Association, 1994,1997), and in keeping with higher rates of diagnosis among foster children.