1st Edition

Psychoanalysis for Children with ADHD

Edited By Sébastien Ponnou Copyright 2025
120 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

120 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

120 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

In Psychoanalysis for Children with ADHD , a group of eminent analysts highlight the positive impact that psychoanalytic work and the clinical space can have on children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Thoroughly researched and informed by decades of work in the field, this volume includes contributions from well-known scientists and analysts such as François Gonon and Patrick... Read more

Foreword by Valeria Sommer-Dupont

Introduction

Sébastien Ponnou

1. The scientific discourse on ADHD: evolution, critical analysis and questions

François Gonon

2. Listening to children rather than to the sirens of scientism

Patrick Landman

3. The problem with biomedical approaches and the necessity for psychoanalysis as exemplified by hyperactivity/ADHD

Sébastien Ponnou

4. The hyperactive child, an unusual collective myth

Pascal-Henri Keller

5. ADHD: from disorder to individual invention

David Coto

6. Anastasia: a new choreography

Laurence Morel

7. Franck: a case of ADHD

Sébastien Ponnou

Conclusion

Sébastien Ponnou

Biography

Sébastien Ponnou is a psychoanalyst and professor in educational sciences at the University of Paris 8, France. His research focuses on psychoanalytic studies, clinical practices, mental health issues, medico-social institutions and the training of social workers.