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> 'Attention' is normally distributed, but the environments that smoothly manage different degrees of attention are not. Does that mean we should be prescribin
by TheSpiceIsLife 9y ago
> 'Attention' is normally distributed, but the environments that smoothly manage different degrees of attention are not.
Does that mean we should be prescribing amphetamine to those who don't function well in the available environments?
- pbhjpbhj 9y agoPerhaps "making available" is better than "prescribing"?
- sgentle 9y agoThat is the current basis for prescribing them: > A. A persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development [...] > B. Several inattentive or hyperactive-impulsive symptoms were present prior to age 12 years. > C. Several inattentive or hyperactive-impulsive symptoms are present in two or more settings (e.g., at home, school, or work; with friends or relatives; in other activities). > D. There is clear evidence that the symptoms interfere with, or reduce the quality of, social, academic, or occupational functioning. (DSM V: https://images.pearsonclinical.com/images/assets/basc-3/basc3resources/DSM5_DiagnosticCriteria_ADHD.pdf https://images.pearsonclinical.com/images/assets/basc-3/basc...) In one form or another, person X environment has been central to the definition of mental health for most of modern psychology, going back at least as far as Freud(maybe)'s "to love and to work". Or, to put it another way, does that mean we should be prescribing glasses to those who don't see well in the available environments?