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Abstract
In this article, I ponder the ways the “disease-centered model” of drug action in Psychiatry, proposed by Joanna Moncrieff, may influence the use of drugs such as methylphenidate (Ritalina®) for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Many diagnoses in child mental health are identified at school, for instance ADHD. ADHD is frequently explained as being the result of a brain unbalance, and methylphenidate would be a specific treatment to correct this unbalance. This kind of explanation characterizes the “disease-centered model” of drug action in Psychiatry. We argue that this model amplifies the medicalization of childhood and learning at school, making common the use of drugs to “correct” behaviors and increase academic performance.
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Politics & Society is a peer-reviewed journal. All submitted papers are read by a rotating editorial board member. If a paper is deemed potentially publishable, it is sent to another board member, who, if agreeing that it is potentially publishable, sends it to a third board member. If and only if all three agree, the paper is sent to the entire editorial board for consideration at board meetings. The editorial board meets three times a year, and the board members who are present (usually between 9 and 14) make decisions through a deliberative process that also considers written reports from absent members. Unlike many journals which rely on 1–3 individual blind referee reports and a single editor with final say, the peers who decide whether to accept submitted work are thus the full editorial board of the journal, comprised of scholars from various disciplines, who discuss papers openly, with author names known, at meetings. Editors are required to disclose potential conflicts of interest when evaluating manuscripts and to recuse themselves from voting if such a potential exists.