Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder – A New Vision for Mental Health

NHS ‘can’t cope’ with surge in Brits self-diagnosing with ADHD and autism, expert warns

Author: Editorial 25th March 2024 0 Comments

This report by Emily Stearn has been published in the Daily Mail. It begins: “The ailing NHS risks being ‘overwhelmed’ by a huge surge in ADHD and autism self-diagnoses, experts have warned. Professor Anthony David, director of UCL Institute of Mental…
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ADHD, Anthony David, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, autism, Daily Mail, Emily Stearn, Psychological Medicine, Quinton Deeley, self-diagnosis

ADHD may have been an evolutionary advantage, research suggests

Author: Editorial 22nd February 2024 0 Comments

This report by Nicola Davis has been published in The Guardian. It begins: “Traits common to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), such as distractibility or impulsivity, might have been an evolutionary advantage for our ancestors by improving their tactics when foraging…
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ADHD, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, David Barack, evolutionary biology, Michael J Reiss, Nicola Davis, Research, The Guardian

ADHD Tests Lead to Mass Overdiagnosis, Researchers Warn

Author: Editorial 20th December 2023 0 Comments

This article by Peter Simons has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “ADHD rating scales and screening measures lead to a high number of people inappropriately diagnosed with ADHD, according to a study in the Journal of Attention Disorders. Specifically, the…
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ADHD, Allyson G. Harrison, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, diagnosis, Journal of Attention Disorders, Mad in America, Melanie J. Edwards, Peter Simons

Dangerous Psychiatric Fads

Author: Editorial 17th November 2023 0 Comments

This article by Dr. Allen Frances (psychiatrist) has been published on Pyschotherapy.net. It begins: “A sad and fairly ubiquitous aspect of human fallibility is that we are extremely suggestable suckers for fashion. Psychiatry is no exception — its history is littered…
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ADHD, Allen Frances, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, ChatGPT, pharmaceutical industry, psychiatry, psychotherapy.net

Jordan Peterson ~ The Reason We Have So Many People With ADHD/ADD

Author: Editorial 13th November 2023 0 Comments

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ADHD, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, children and adolescents, Education, Jordan Peterson, schools, videos

The Making of Adult ADHD: The Rapid Rise of a Novel Psychiatric Diagnosis

Author: Editorial 13th September 2023 0 Comments

“The history of psychiatry is a history of fads in theory, diagnosis, and treatment. Such rapid shifts in conceptualization—such as the emergence of the concept of adult ADHD—almost always warrant informed critical examination.” This article by Mark Ruffalo and S. Nassir…
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ADHD, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, diagnostic hierarchy, Mark Ruffalo, pharmaceutical industry, psychiatry, S. Nassir Ghaemi

It has a huge and powerful lobby which turns with fury on its critics so I know this question will get me into loads of trouble but… does ADHD even exist?

Author: Editorial 19th May 2023 0 Comments

This article by Peter Hitchens has been published by the Daily Mail. It begins: “Does ADHD in fact exist? This week the BBC ’s Panorama programme quite rightly exposed some very worrying private clinics. In online consultations, staff had diagnosed a BBC reporter with ADHD — attention deficit hyperactivity disorder —…
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ADHD, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Daily Mail, diagnostic labelling, medical model, Peter Hitchens, psychiatry, ritalin

I don’t have ADHD, but three private clinics say I do

Author: Editorial 17th May 2023 1 Comment

This report by Rory Carson concerns undercover work that he conducted for the BBC’s Panorama team, which specialises in investigative journalism. It begins: “A leading NHS consultant psychiatrist has met me in person and concluded I don’t have ADHD – attention…
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ADHD, ADHD 360, ADHD Direct, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, BBC, BBC Panorama, Harley Psychiatrists, overdiagnosis, psychiatry, Rory Carson

ADHD is Not an Illness and Ritalin is Not a Cure: A Comprehensive Rebuttal of the (alleged) Scientific Consensus

Author: Editorial 11th May 2023 0 Comments

This book has been written by Dr. Yaakov Ophir. The publishers say: “Is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), the most prevalent neuropsychiatric label in childhood, a valid medical condition? Should we really refer to the millions of children diagnosed with ADHD…
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ADHD, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, books, neurodiversity, neuroscience, ritalin, Yaakov Ophir

One Flew Over the Scientific Consensus’ Nest—The Story of Dr. Ophir and ADHD

Author: Editorial 8th May 2023 0 Comments

This article by Dr. Yaffa Shir-Raz has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “As a child, Jacob did everything right. He went to the best schools, had the best grades, and made it to the best universities. Soon enough…
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