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2. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder controversies

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   Large, high quality research has found small differences in the brain between ADHD and non-ADHD patients. [1] [15] Jonathan Leo and David Cohen, critics who reject the characterization of ADHD as a disorder, contended in 2003 and 2004 that the controls for stimulant medication usage were inadequate in some lobar volumetric studies, which makes it impossible to determine whether ADHD itself or ...

3. Epidemiology of attention deficit hyperactive disorder

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   ADHD was found more often in boys, at a rate of 2:1. [10] The most common form of ADHD was inattentive (2.95% of total population), followed by hyperactive/impulsive (2.77%), then combined (2.44%). [10] While differences in prevalence rate were found internationally, it is not clear whether this reflects true differences or changes in ...

4. Why it’s so hard to get an adult ADHD diagnosis - AOL

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   There are 2.8 million people with suspected ADHD in the UK – yet adults across the country are finding it increasingly difficult to get a diagnosis amid a breakdown of services.. Over the last ...

5. Why Are So Many More Children Being Diagnosed With ADHD ... - AOL

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   A concerning new study says 1 in 10 American children has ADHD. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways ...

6. Controversies about psychiatry - Wikipedia

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   Positions range from the view that ADHD is within the normal range of behavior [69] [70] to the hypothesis that ADHD is a genetic condition. [71] Other areas of controversy include the use of stimulant medications in children, [67] [72] the method of diagnosis, and the possibility of overdiagnosis. [72]

7. Cognitive disengagement syndrome - Wikipedia

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   UCLA researcher and Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology editorial board member Steve S. Lee expresses concern that based on CDS's close relationship to ADHD, a pattern of overdiagnosis of the latter has "already grown to encompass too many children with common youthful behavior, or whose problems are derived not from a neurological disorder ...