Identification of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is not easy, yet its diagnosis and treatment is spreading like a contagion - surging as much as tenfold in some countries. Call it an economic and cultural plague, but not necessarily a medical one, says Brandeis professor Peter Conrad. In a recent paper in the journal iSocial Science and Medicine/i, Conrad and coauthor Meredith Bergey examined the growth of ADHD in the United Kingdom, Germany, ...Wednesday 19 November 2014
Growth in ADHD Diagnosis is Due to Marketing Than Medicine
Identification of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is not easy, yet its diagnosis and treatment is spreading like a contagion - surging as much as tenfold in some countries. Call it an economic and cultural plague, but not necessarily a medical one, says Brandeis professor Peter Conrad. In a recent paper in the journal iSocial Science and Medicine/i, Conrad and coauthor Meredith Bergey examined the growth of ADHD in the United Kingdom, Germany, ...
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