ADHD overtreament

March 8, 2016

ATTENTION deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be the subject of overprescription and overdiagnosis with the implication that disorders of children in particular are being “medicalised”, according to an editorial in the MJA. There are risks for children that the use of stimulant medication is a “simplistic attempt to find solutions to more complex problems underlying behavioural and emotional difficulties, and risks in adolescents and adults prescribed or exposed to stimulants, including poisonings,” the article states. The author suggests that prescription monitoring programs may have a role to play, although this has not generally been successful in Australia as yet.

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ADHD overtreament

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