How ADHD became so prevalent in the U.S.
Produced and interviewed by Steven Greer, MD
Numerous studies show that stimulant drugs used to treat ADHD are also now the most commonly abused on college campuses. Authors of the book “Medicating Children: ADHD and Pediatric Mental Health” discuss the specific policy changes in Social Security, Medicare, and the FDA that caused the explosion in prevalence of diagnosed ADHD that makes these stimulants so available. They also discuss how the psychiatric community forms the diagnostic bible, the DSM, and changes made in policy to reduce the incentives to diagnose ADHD in children.
Pediatrics, Policy, Psychiatry, Univ Virginia | apples49 | 
April 1, 2013 9:43 am
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