Abstract
The article presents an analysis of the scientific literature on the medicalization of education and aimed to identify the presence of critical and non-critical studies, adopting conceptions that do not reduce human complexity to its biological perspective, but shows the essence of historical processes and social commitments made by scientific knowledge. A total of 60 articles were selected, published between 2010-2012 in journals with qualification A1, A2 and B1 in the fields of psychology and education, concerning to the so-called learning problems or correlates and medicalization of education. For the analysis, we used categories considered critical or uncritical, which is explained by the theoretical framework that defined the object of study, the methodological tools and procedures used. The results indicated a small number of critical studies, what indicates the need for further studies that contribute to overcome medicalized conceptions and practices.
Keywords:
State of the art; Psychology; Education; Medicalization