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.

Bruce Hillman, MD: Medical imaging expenditure growth

July 4, 2010

Produced and interviewed by Steven Greer, MD

Bruce Hillman, MD, Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR) discusses why medical imaging expenditures have skyrocketed and suggests some solutions to the problem.

Bankole Johnson, MD: Topiramate (Topamax) for alcohol dependency therapy

Dr. Bankole Johnson, Chair of Psychiatric Medicine at the University of Virginia and addiction therapy specialist discusses his paper in JAMA regarding the use of Johnson and Johnson’s Topamax to treat alcohol dependency.