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Global surge in ADHD diagnosis has more to do with marketing than medicine, expert suggests — ScienceDaily


A new article attributes ADHD’s global growth to five trends: expanded, overseas lobbying efforts by drug companies; the growth of biological psychiatry; the adaptation of the American-based Diagnostic and Statistical Manual standards, which are broader and have a lower threshold for diagnosing ADHD; promotion of pharmaceutical treatments by ADHD advocacy groups that work closely with drug companies; and the easy availability of ADHD information and self-diagnosis via the Internet.

via Global surge in ADHD diagnosis has more to do with marketing than medicine, expert suggests — ScienceDaily.

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