0298/2018 - TDAH e Ritalina: Neuronarrativas em uma comunidade virtual da Rede Social Facebook. ADHD and Ritalin: Neuronarratives in a virtual community of Facebook Social Network.
O Trantorno de Déficit de Atenção e Hiperatividade (TDAH) destaca-se por atingir cerca de 5% a 10% da população infanto-juvenil em diversos continentes, sendo a principal opção de tratamento o uso do metilfenidato (Ritalina). Neste contexto, esta pesquisa teve como objetivo compreender como os conteúdos veiculados nas redes sociais (comunidades virtuais) influenciam no modo pelo qual os familiares, membros destas comunidades, entendem o TDAH e o tratamento, bem como lidam com seus filhos com suspeita ou já diagnosticados com TDAH. A pesquisa foi desenvolvida na perspectiva da Antropologia Médica. A etnografia virtual foi elegida como metodologia de investigação para adentrar a uma comunidade virtual da rede social Facebook. Observou-se que a comunidade virtual investigada, constituída por mães de crianças e adolescentes diagnosticados com TDAH, discute principalmente o uso da medicação para tratamento do TDAH em seus filhos. As narrativas indicam que causa muita angústia em algumas mães darem a seus filhos um medicamento controlado. O sofrimento dos pais mediante as dificuldades de lidarem com seus filhos induz a ideia de que há necessidade de uma solução médica, pois vivemos em uma era em que os percalços da vida tornaram-se patologias.
Palavras-chave:
TDAH, Ritalina, Rede Social
Abstract:
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is notable for affecting between 5% and 10% of the child and adolescent population in several continents. The main treatment for this is the use of methylphenidate (Ritalin). The objective of this research was to understand how the contents transmitted in social networks (virtual communities) influence the way in which family members of these communities understand ADHD and its treatment, as well as how they deal with their children who are suspected of having, or are already diagnosed with, ADHD. The research was developedthe standpoint of Medical Anthropology. Virtual ethnography was chosen as the research methodology to observe a virtual communitythe social network Facebook. The virtual community investigated consisted mainly of mothers of children and adolescents diagnosed with ADHD, and it was observed that they mainly discuss the use of medication to treat ADHD in their children. The narratives show that it causes a lot of anxiety in some mothers to give their children controlled substances. We live in an age in which the vissicitudes of life have been pathologised. As a result, parental suffering, as caused by the difficulties of dealing with their children, leads to the idea that medical solutions are necessary for them to aleviate their children`s conditions.
ADHD and Ritalin: Neuronarratives in a virtual community of Facebook Social Network.
Resumo (abstract):
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is notable for affecting between 5% and 10% of the child and adolescent population in several continents. The main treatment for this is the use of methylphenidate (Ritalin). The objective of this research was to understand how the contents transmitted in social networks (virtual communities) influence the way in which family members of these communities understand ADHD and its treatment, as well as how they deal with their children who are suspected of having, or are already diagnosed with, ADHD. The research was developedthe standpoint of Medical Anthropology. Virtual ethnography was chosen as the research methodology to observe a virtual communitythe social network Facebook. The virtual community investigated consisted mainly of mothers of children and adolescents diagnosed with ADHD, and it was observed that they mainly discuss the use of medication to treat ADHD in their children. The narratives show that it causes a lot of anxiety in some mothers to give their children controlled substances. We live in an age in which the vissicitudes of life have been pathologised. As a result, parental suffering, as caused by the difficulties of dealing with their children, leads to the idea that medical solutions are necessary for them to aleviate their children`s conditions.
Martinhago, F. TDAH e Ritalina: Neuronarrativas em uma comunidade virtual da Rede Social Facebook.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2018/jun). [Citado em 22/12/2024].
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