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Too many psychiatrists do very little continuing education in their practice. I have heard more than a few try to asset that ADHD can only be diagnosed for chil
by notfromhere 1y ago
Too many psychiatrists do very little continuing education in their practice. I have heard more than a few try to asset that ADHD can only be diagnosed for children.
As if a neurodevelopmental disorder just magically vanishes when you hit age of majority.
It's pretty wild that despite it being a disorder that has been documented for hundreds of years, people still make the argument that people are just lying.
- trashface 1y agoI saw a (alleged) medical student claim on reddit that its childhood-only just last year. So that indoctrination appears to be ongoing.
- doubled112 1y agoI think a lot of people see "developed coping strategies and learned to tell people what they want to hear" as "grew out of it".
- hinkley 1y agoThe Olds probably remember when it wasn't even in the DSM and the Scientologists were busy demonizing Ritalin. Apparently showing up in the DSM has fixed fuckall.