Increase in the Number of ADHD Diagnoses

Johnny will not pay attention to the class. When she spoke, he often interrupted his teacher. He stood up from the chair without permission. Mr Brown is fighting with her wisdom. She is planning to meet with Johnny 's parents. Because she suspects of having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (often called ADHD). ADHD is diagnosed as affecting children and adults with attention deficit, hyperactivity, and impulsive / forced behavior (CNN). However, this simple explanation is not the only diagnosis for diagnosis.

Saul's theory attracts a lot of attention and there are concerns about an increase in the number of ADHD diagnoses in the United States and an increase in prescription drugs for new drugs due to relatively powerful stimulants such as Ritalin and Adelar. These medications are generally considered safe, but there are side effects including anxiety, sometimes even paranoia - including weight loss, insomnia, and growth retardation (about half an inch, not as permanent). In rare cases, the heart may be damaged. Because many medicines quell their appetite, some parents have to seduce their children to eat a small amount of food all day. Side effects are the reason many children like Saorla take medicine holidays in summer and even on weekends. This is the reason why doctors and parents have to carefully consider the question of whether children are worth the danger if children do not have a doctor.

Recent articles highlight the discussion about increasing the number of children diagnosed with ADHD, controversy over children taking psychotropics, and whether ADHD exists. At the same time, these articles do not affect public ADHD education. In a randomized study of 15 adults, 53% agreed strongly whether they agreed that the knowledge on ADHD is lacking. In the same group, the majority of 77% regarded ADHD as overdiagnosis, more than half (53%) considered behavioral problems, less than half (47%) children with ADHD controlled themselves I thought that I needed to learn how to do it. In a recent study of the Disease Control Center (1997), the actual number of diagnosed children was estimated to be 5 million children or 6% (fast statistical AZ, CDC) compared to 1970, and in 1980 The ratio was 4% -5%. . According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, even 6% of children remain undiagnosed and remain untreated.

It is widely believed that ADHD is overdiagnosed (Sciutto and Eisenberg, 2007: 106). For the number of false positives for which ADHD is classified as overdiagnosis, the person diagnosed with ADHD should not exceed the number of false negatives and should not exceed far, the person with ADHD is undiagnosed and not yet Treatment. ADHD is one of the most common pediatric diseases (Sciutto and Eisenberg, 2007: 106), 3% to 7% of school-aged children meet ADHD criteria. According to an online survey conducted by CNN in 2002, 76% of respondents in the survey considered that ADHD was overdiagnosed disease (Sciutto and Eisenberg, 2007: 106). A recent study in 2007 (Sciutto and Eisenberg, 2007: 108, 109) focuses on evidence supporting and overdiagnosing ADHD. Another factor is inaccurate diagnosis. Another aspect of this study focused on factors that could lead to false negatives in ADHD, undiagnosed and untreated ADHD patients.