Re: Faking ADHD – Time Magazine

[Anonymous]

A bit of a different take – While that say one out of four people may be faking ADD, they’re implying (perhaps unintentionally) that three out of four are NOT faking it. I also like the retort from a Dr. Charles Parker in the comments section. Here’s what he says:

Dr Charles Parker

Meredith,

My own experience with treatment and diagnosis of adult ADHD is the fact that the current criteria are nothing less than Paleolithic when stacked up against contemporary neuroscience and brain imaging studies. Having used SPECT imaging since 2003 I can report to you and your readers that the “appearances” of Hyperactive, Inattentive and Combined just don’t cut the mustard, and pervasively miss the point.

The inevitable conclusion: If using inadequate measurements the investigators will find imprecise, inaccurate findings. My own take on these matters: in just few years we will convert to functional brain measurements, usable in the office, that more precisely target specific executive dysfunction findings – and abandon the outdated superficial labels currently in place.

For more specifics I write about all of these issues regularly over at CorePsych Blog: http://www.corepsychblog.com/

For a Complimentary Special Report on these matters:

http://www.corepsychblog.com/adhdbook

Thanks,

cp

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