The multiplicity of ADHD in Different Versions Produced by Science in Brazil

ABSTRACT

From an Actor-Network Theory standpoint, this research aimed at discussing the different ADHD realities enacted by Brazilian scientific literature and to describe the production of different versions about the phenomenon by the action of its heterogenic networks. We selected 80 Brazilian scientific papers from Lilacs, Pepsic, BVS, Scielo and IndexPsi databases using ADHD as a keyword according to DeCS (health science descriptors). The discussion indicates three different versions of ADHD that connect, detach, overlap and activate different realities by agency of humans and non-humans actors. We hope this research can contribute to creating an approach to ADHD that considers its assemblage and that foster a broad and hybrid comprehension of this phenomenon.

Keywords:
ADHD; Actor-Network Theory; literature review