RESUMO
The article describes and analyzes the behavioral and neurological aspects that bring together discussions on attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity and outlines some historical conceptual antecedents. Descriptive statements focusing on the behavior of those diagnosed predominate in the behavioral dimension. Etiological explanations, principally on brain function in the neurological dimension are included. The analysis was based on documentary materials such as historical studies, interviews with health professionals in Buenos Aires between 2008 and 2011, specialized publications, psychometric instruments and psychiatric manuals.
Assuntos
Transtorno do Deficit de Atenção com Hiperatividade/história , Argentina , Criança , Manual Diagnóstico e Estatístico de Transtornos Mentais , História do Século XVIII , História do Século XX , História do Século XXI , Humanos , Hipercinese/históriaRESUMO
El artículo describe y analiza las facetas conductual y neurológica que congregan los debates sobre el trastorno por déficit de atención e hiperactividad y marca algunos antecedentes conceptuales históricos. En la dimensión conductual predominan enunciados descriptivos, centrados en las conductas de aquellos diagnosticados. En la dimensión neurológica se incluyen explicaciones etiológicas, mayormente sobre el funcionamiento cerebral. El análisis se fundamentó en materiales documentales como estudios históricos; entrevistas a profesionales de la salud de Ciudad de Buenos Aires, realizadas entre 2008 y 2011; publicaciones especializadas; instrumentos psicométricos; y manuales psiquiátricos.
The article describes and analyzes the behavioral and neurological aspects that bring together discussions on attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity and outlines some historical conceptual antecedents. Descriptive statements focusing on the behavior of those diagnosed predominate in the behavioral dimension. Etiological explanations, principally on brain function in the neurological dimension are included. The analysis was based on documentary materials such as historical studies, interviews with health professionals in Buenos Aires between 2008 and 2011, specialized publications, psychometric instruments and psychiatric manuals.