DSM-5 likely to increase cases of ADHD drug overdose

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There is a very good chance that in the near future we will see an increasing number of cases involving ingestion or overdose of drugs used to treat Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

DSM-5, released last month, has changed criteria for making a diagnosis of ADHD that will radically expand the the population of both children and adults who could be labelled with the condition and be candidates for pharmaceutical intervention.

For example, DSM-4 required that symptoms be present before age 7 years for the diagnosis to be made. DSM-5 had changed that to before age 12. DSM-4 required “clear evidence of clinically significant impairment”; DSM-5 required merely that “symptoms interfere with, or reduce the quality of, social, academic, or occupational functioning.” In addition, DSM-4 specified that at least 6 of a list of 9 symptoms be present; DSM-5 had changed this to at least 5.

Now that there isn’t already shockingly common use of ADHD drugs. As the Spiller paper points out, prescriptions for ADHD drugs are written for more than 2.7 million children per year.

- See more at: http://www.thepoisonreview.com/2013...s-of-adhd-drug-overdose/#sthash.CyOS8Neh.dpuf
 
It's funny because the DSM panel claims it made efforts to curb financial influences in the DSM-5, but in fact that was just lip service and the corruption is even worse in many respects. At this point, I don't see how the DSM can be considered suitably scientific.
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indeed. a "social" science.

i personally feel this modification is going to be beneficial in lowering rates of over medicating youth and adults and force psychiatrists to explore alternative therapy avenues and diagnosis to the recent (past twenty years) "hyper active society" misnomer.

...kytnism...:|
 
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