There are 202 DSM conditions identified to be contributory to as having ADHD; problem is that no expert can agree on a definitive set of DSMs, so around 4 DSMs

There are 202 DSM conditions identified to be contributory to as having ADHD; problem is that no expert can agree on a definitive set of DSMs, so around 4 DSMs were myopically selected there. While this study is the largest to date, it found substantial risk reductions with ADHD medication: 38% for suicidal behaviors, 30% for substance misuse, 28% for criminality, and 20% for transport accidents - with even stronger effects for recurrent events. Small problem of potential conflict of interest with pharmaceutical for all authors involved. … persist. Study did however show major problem with dispensing heavily abused set of ADHD Rx, lack of reaction time test (gamers’ and career-performists’ hyperfocus), and exclusion of large group out of the ~148,000 ADHD-diagnosed subjects of this study. I am reminded of numerous studies that carve out a large portion of cigarette users thus neatly giving the “evil” tobacco-perpetuators/“scientists” a carveout (4 out of 202 DSMs) to “continue” as safe for medical use.