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Originally Posted by willravel
It's interesting to hear from a dentist and a video card expert that ADHD isn't real, because it proves one cannot get a psychiatry degree from google.
You know who else thinks ADHD isn't real? Tom Cruise. Enjoy.
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I see, and its been interesting that someone with a bachelors in psychology thinks he understands the engineering of tall buildings under stress.
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(CNN) -- A recent study says attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, may be overdiagnosed, and the drug used to treat the condition may be overprescribed.
Nearly 6 percent of the school-age population in the United States has been diagnosed with ADHD, a condition characterized by impulsive behavior and difficulties in paying attention and keeping still.
Approximately 90 percent of patients with ADHD take the drug Ritalin.
Ritalin, or methylphenidate, is a mild central nervous system stimulant. It boosts the brain's ability to control impulsive behavior and helps children concentrate.
In recent years there have been reports of heavy Ritalin use in various communities around the country, but until this latest study it was only speculation.
Pediatric psychologist Gretchen LeFever became concerned when she was suddenly inundated with ADHD referrals. She worried that the disorder was being overdiagnosed and began a study of 30,000 grade-school students in two school districts in Virginia.
"What we found was that in our region of Virginia, the prevalence of children getting a dose of ADHD medication during the school day was two to three times the national estimate of the disorder," LeFever said.
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http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9909/01/adhd.overdiagnosis/
That took about a half a second to google.
Secondly I never said it wasn't real, I said it was joke in most getting medication for it.
So girlfriend, please, don't get in a pissing contest with me when it comes to biology, I got a firehose.