ADHD is a condition affecting children and adults, although it is more common in children. The condition causes a variety of symptoms that interfere with the patients wvery day lifestyle, and oftentimes a prescription treatment is given. But, is this a condition that doctors are over-diagnosing, or is there really an influx of kids and adults battling this condition? What you learn here about ADHD and the diagnosis’ of the condition may very well surprise you.
Key Takeaways:
- Trump saluted Ford, General Motors, and Fiat-Chrysler for recent announcements of new jobs and expansions of U.S.-based manufacturing. General Motors announced it would add or retain another 900 jobs
- In other communities, being young for one’s grade increased the chances of being prescribed stimulants 20-fold.
- As a journalist for the New York Times, Schwarz has spent years investigating the link between the pharmaceutical industry and the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD.
“Many children are appropriately diagnosed with ADHD and that a subset of these children will benefit from stimulants.”
Read more: http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-adhd-overdiagnosed-and-overtreated-2017031611304