Abstract

LUIZAO, Andréia Migliorini  and  SCICCHITANO, Rosa Maria Junqueira. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a snippet of the recent scientific production. Rev. psicopedag. [online]. 2014, vol.31, n.96, pp. 289-297. ISSN 0103-8486.

This study is characterized as a bibliographic research that had as objectives to realize a review of articles published in the Brazil on the last 5 years about the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), to see the professional formation of the authors of these articles and the quantity of publications by psychopedagogues. The methodology applied was, initially, to realize a review of literature for to get informations about the disorder. Later was realized a research on the SciELO database and on the Revista Psicopedagogia (Psychopedagogy Journal), looking for articles about the disorder, published in the years 2009 to 2013. Next, was realized a analysis looking the academic formation of the authors of the articles and was done a synthesis of each article. Last, was observed the quantity of articles published on the period researched. The results found showed that during the period were published 56 articles, being 50 of these on the SciELO database and 6 on the Revista Psicopedagogia. Was verified a few articles published by psychopedagogues on the period, because was found only 5 articles, being 2 articles published on the SciELO database and 3 on the Revista Psicopedagogia. It was suggested that psychopedagogues realizes more researches about ADHD and publishes their studies, what could to contribute for the improvement of the knowledge and of the possibilities of intervention, on the clinic and on the school, with children and teenagers who presents the disorder, and also with their teachers and family.

Keywords : Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; Mental Disorders Diagnosed in Childhood; Professional Practice; Psychopedagogy.

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