The history of ADHD as a "disease" shows that

A) drug companies can play an important role in medicalization.
B) the FDA has helped reduce the price of rare drugs.
C) doctors play a much larger role than any other group in promoting medicalization.
D) prescription drugs can only be sold to treat illnesses for which the drugs have been scientifically tested.
E) feminists have played a major role in medicalization.

ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, a chronic condition marked by persistent inattention, hyperactivity, and sometimes impulsivity.

Drug Companies

Businesses involved in the discovery, development, manufacturing, and marketing of medications.

Medicalization

The process by which human conditions and problems come to be defined and treated as medical issues, often leading to the use of medical language and frameworks.