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To take another example, schizophrenia is in a whole different league than ADHD and arguably worse, or on par with, losing one's legs. > As long as we have qua
by olalonde 3y ago
To take another example, schizophrenia is in a whole different league than ADHD and arguably worse, or on par with, losing one's legs.
> As long as we have qualified doctors diagnose disabilities, I‘m quite sure the actual amount of faking or fraud will be negligible.
There is a ton of people who get prescribed Adderall for its cognitive enhancement properties. It's incredibly easy to get diagnosed[0].
[0] https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/mouse-man/201007/new-study-claims-it-is-easy-fake-adhd https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/mouse-man/201007/n...
- chownie 3y ago"there were a ton of people who did" you mean, this source is over a decade old and the diagnostic criteria have been updated since
- olalonde 3y agoStill an issue today. > 55% were classified by the SAMS as likely to be malingering or exaggerating their symptoms. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10550887.2020.1732762 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10550887.2020.17... (2020)
- chownie 3y agoI assume you have access to the study text, what does "likely" equate to here?