Posted by SLS on May 19, 2011, at 20:47:37
In reply to Re: Cognitive Impairements: Depression + ADHD » SLS, posted by 10derheart on May 19, 2011, at 20:17:06
> oh, my.
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> well, if reacting just like bleauberry did is evidence of a bad, negative, or exasperated attitude I am guilty as charged (not that you accused anyone of anything....)
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> My reaction, having coped with ADD/ADHD all my life and depression for at least 10 years (off and on) was: "well, DUH! Obviously."Science has its own ways to describe the obvious.
If we all ignored testing the most obvious, we would then risk not uncovering the less obvious.
If one were to treat ADHD with methylphenidate and there still remain cognitive impairments, do we increase the dosage of the methylphenidate or look instead for comorbid depression? How does the comorbid condition differ from either illness alone? Is it measurable?
This study quantified the degree of impairment for each of the experimental arms for comparison. These impairments do not overlap on each other, but are additive. Differential diagnosis using psychometric measurements before and after treatment can be compared. Depending on the difference in scores, one might then be able to discern the components that produce the resulting phenotype in an attempt to treat the right illnesses.
- Scott
Some see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.
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