Posted by SLS on March 14, 2014, at 19:56:31
In reply to Re: Doctor: 'ADHD Doesn't Exist, Drugs Do More Harm... » SLS, posted by johnLA on March 14, 2014, at 15:58:29
> > What would make you sure?
> nice. :)
>
> so, what are you asking me exactly?What type of evidence would you need to see in order to convince you that, for properly-diagnosed ADHD, pharmacotherapy is often necessary as a first-line treatment, even when used in combination with behavioral and psychosocial approaches?
ADHD might be more difficult to diagnose than Major Depressive Disorder. Anyone can get depressed, but not everyone has a depressive disorder. Likewise, a great many children can have behavioral and academic issues, but not all distractible children have ADHD.
Would it be at all helpful to see evidence that the brains of children with properly-diagnosed ADHD deviate from the norm as revealed in imaging studies?
What are your requirements of a source of information in order for you to consider it?
Here is a review I came across that was written by a study team in Italy. Unfortunately, they have fewer drugs available to them to treat ADHD compared to the USA.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3016271/
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I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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