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SteveH

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What's behind the recent explosion in - oh look, a birdy!
« on: February 18, 2024, 02:06:07 PM »
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834372-000-adhd-whats-behind-the-recent-explosion-in-diagnoses
Fashion, to some extent. There are fashions in illnesses, as in other things. ADHD is a real condition, and no doubt somewhat disabling for sufferers, but, as with some other conditions, I suspect that far more people think they've got it (or, more worryingly, think their kids have - Munchausen's by proxy) than actually have.
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Re: What's behind the recent explosion in - oh look, a birdy!
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2024, 02:24:49 PM »
Quote from: SteveH on February 18, 2024, 02:06:07 PM
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834372-000-adhd-whats-behind-the-recent-explosion-in-diagnoses
Fashion, to some extent. There are fashions in illnesses, as in other things. ADHD is a real condition, and no doubt somewhat disabling for sufferers, but, as with some other conditions, I suspect that far more people think they've got it (or, more worryingly, think their kids have - Munchausen's by proxy) than actually have.
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