Comments on: Is up to 30 percent of ADHD misdiagnosed? http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/03/is-up-to-30-percent-of-adhd.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Curtishttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/03/is-up-to-30-percent-of-adhd.html#comment-73301 Curtis Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:43:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/03/is-up-to-30-percent-of-adhd-misdiagnosed.html#comment-73301 (My wrong, it looks cut off in post preview mode but after going back to the main blog comments page it is listed in its entirety) (My wrong, it looks cut off in post preview mode but after going back to the main blog comments page it is listed in its entirety)

]]> By: Curtishttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/03/is-up-to-30-percent-of-adhd.html#comment-73299 Curtis Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:40:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/03/is-up-to-30-percent-of-adhd-misdiagnosed.html#comment-73299 Sorry the address got cut off a bit when i pasted it, here is the working address.<br/><br/>http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s1882075.htm Sorry the address got cut off a bit when i pasted it, here is the working address.

http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s1882075.htm

]]> By: Curtishttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/03/is-up-to-30-percent-of-adhd.html#comment-73298 Curtis Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:37:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/03/is-up-to-30-percent-of-adhd-misdiagnosed.html#comment-73298 This information has made the rounds through the media here in Australia, but a program on a channel (called ABC) here called media watch has explained that it has all been completely misinterpreted from the source, I’ll post a link here to a transcript of the show which explains it all.<br/><br/>http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s1882075.htm This information has made the rounds through the media here in Australia, but a program on a channel (called ABC) here called media watch has explained that it has all been completely misinterpreted from the source, I’ll post a link here to a transcript of the show which explains it all.

http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s1882075.htm

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/03/is-up-to-30-percent-of-adhd.html#comment-72807 Anonymous Tue, 13 Mar 2007 03:07:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/03/is-up-to-30-percent-of-adhd-misdiagnosed.html#comment-72807 Possible? I'd say 30% might be low. Creating pathologies from personality is pretty sad... Possible? I’d say 30% might be low. Creating pathologies from personality is pretty sad…

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/03/is-up-to-30-percent-of-adhd.html#comment-72783 Anonymous Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:21:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/03/is-up-to-30-percent-of-adhd-misdiagnosed.html#comment-72783 Well, you have to ask yourself a few common sense questions...<br/><br/>A. An article that gets basic information wrong (Robert Spitzer was not the first or only person to "identify attention deficit disorder," no more so than he identified "depression"), he was just a chair that worked on versions of the DSM.<br/><br/>B. No attribution is given by Dr. Spitzer where he's pulling his "20 to 30 percent" number. Is that just a random number taken from the air? Or is there empirical research he's done that verifies this number. If so, shouldn't someone be citing these sources instead of just repeating one person's opinion? Well, you have to ask yourself a few common sense questions…

A. An article that gets basic information wrong (Robert Spitzer was not the first or only person to “identify attention deficit disorder,” no more so than he identified “depression”), he was just a chair that worked on versions of the DSM.

B. No attribution is given by Dr. Spitzer where he’s pulling his “20 to 30 percent” number. Is that just a random number taken from the air? Or is there empirical research he’s done that verifies this number. If so, shouldn’t someone be citing these sources instead of just repeating one person’s opinion?

]]> By: Donnahttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/03/is-up-to-30-percent-of-adhd.html#comment-72780 Donna Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:43:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/03/is-up-to-30-percent-of-adhd-misdiagnosed.html#comment-72780 That wouldn't surprise me at all. Of course, I'm not sure I believe in fibromyalgia, either. That wouldn’t surprise me at all. Of course, I’m not sure I believe in fibromyalgia, either.

]]> By: Matthewhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/03/is-up-to-30-percent-of-adhd.html#comment-72778 Matthew Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:55:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/03/is-up-to-30-percent-of-adhd-misdiagnosed.html#comment-72778 This makes a great deal of sense, especially since financial benefits (particularly from schools) are bestowed on those parents that are able to have their children diagnosed in such a way. This makes a great deal of sense, especially since financial benefits (particularly from schools) are bestowed on those parents that are able to have their children diagnosed in such a way.

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