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No evidence ADHD is being over-diagnosed, say experts (www.cam.ac.uk)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by to c/science@lemmy.world
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Overdiagnosis is not a problem, but misdiagnosis may be as people are driven into the private sector by long waits, and sadly, missed diagnoses remain common —Tamsin Ford

Experts are warning that far from being over-diagnosed, people with ADHD are waiting too long for assessment, support and treatment.

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[–] 3 points 7 months ago (1 child)

Ya, it could be better. Maybe a compromise would be to go with EEG machines which are less costly and can probably still differentiate fairly well (maybe).

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago

    I would be down with that as long as it’s a viable way to diagnose (I don’t know enough off the top of my head about it).

    Basically anything other than self-report and the clinician’s opinion would be nice.

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