Doctor: ADHD, as currently defined, does not exist
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Re: Doctor: ADHD, as currently defined, does not exist
#2I feel like this headline is terribly irresponsible. People with mental health issues suffer from a stigma associated with them, as well as denial of their suffering.
Going out with both guns blazing to say their condition does not exist - not that it's a symptom of a larger problem, or that it's a gross oversimplification of a number of unrelated diseases, but instead the crude headline "doesn't exist" - that only makes the situation worse.
There are many people out there who need stimulant medication to function properly in their lives for very good reasons. Yes, their attention deficit may be a symptom of a complex problem, but the fact is that it exists.
Unless you have a better idea how to treat it, I don't see what this kind of article accomplishes beyond making it harder for anyone to take the condition seriously.
Re: Doctor: ADHD, as currently defined, does not exist
#3> "It’s time to rethink our understanding of this condition, offer more thorough diagnostic work, and help people get the right treatment for attention deficit and hyperactivity."
What condition? Doesn't the title say this condition doesn't exist? This article is just trying to sell his book.
Besides the fact that qEEG has shown differences in activity in adults that identify with having ADHD.
Re: Doctor: ADHD, as currently defined, does not exist
#4Terrible title. Especially since there are actually people who believe that the title is true in the literal sense. The fact that we can further subdivide something based on etiology or any other criteria doesn't mean that it does not exist.
Re: Doctor: ADHD, as currently defined, does not exist
#5> "It’s time to rethink our understanding of this condition, offer more thorough diagnostic work, and help people get the right treatment for attention deficit and hyperactivity." What condition? Doesn't the title say this condition doesn't exist? This article is just trying to sell his book. Besides the fact that qEEG has shown differences in activity in adults that identify with having ADHD.
Article authors often have no input on the how their piece is titled, so I would not be so quick to judge the journalist.
Re: Doctor: ADHD, as currently defined, does not exist
#6My suggested title/tldr: ADHD is a symptom, not a disease.
It's an interesting article, but that title is going to derail conversation.
Re: Doctor: ADHD, as currently defined, does not exist
#7> "It’s time to rethink our understanding of this condition, offer more thorough diagnostic work, and help people get the right treatment for attention deficit and hyperactivity." What condition? Doesn't the title say this condition doesn't exist? This article is just trying to sell his book. Besides the fact that qEEG has shown differences in activity in adults that identify with having ADHD.
Article authors often have no input on the how their piece is titled, so I would not be so quick to judge the journalist.
The book has the same title.
Re: Doctor: ADHD, as currently defined, does not exist
#8> "It’s time to rethink our understanding of this condition, offer more thorough diagnostic work, and help people get the right treatment for attention deficit and hyperactivity." What condition? Doesn't the title say this condition doesn't exist? This article is just trying to sell his book. Besides the fact that qEEG has shown differences in activity in adults that identify with having ADHD.
Article authors often have no input on the how their piece is titled, so I would not be so quick to judge the journalist.
That's the title of the guy's book.
Re: Doctor: ADHD, as currently defined, does not exist
#9My suggested title/tldr: ADHD is a symptom, not a disease. It's an interesting article, but that title is going to derail conversation.
But that's always been the case. They don't understand the root cause or have a definitive test for the symptoms (except recent qEEG tests).
Re: Doctor: ADHD, as currently defined, does not exist
#10> "It’s time to rethink our understanding of this condition, offer more thorough diagnostic work, and help people get the right treatment for attention deficit and hyperactivity." What condition? Doesn't the title say this condition doesn't exist? This article is just trying to sell his book. Besides the fact that qEEG has shown differences in activity in adults that identify with having ADHD.
He isn't denying that ADHD doesn't exist but instead he is saying that it exists as a symptom of other ailments. His title is a bit inflammatory, but that doesn't disprove his argument. The article is much better than you are giving it credit for.