Controversy over ADHD Documentary Misses the Point
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ADHD is back in the news again, thanks to the brouhaha over the recent piece by Panorama reporter Rory Carson titled “I Don’t Have ADHD, but Three Private Clinics Say I Do.” After being thoroughly examined by an NHS consultant psychiatrist and assured that he did not, in fact, have this disorder, Carson was able to obtain this diagnostic label, along with prescriptions for stimulant drugs, at three different private clinics – after a brief consultation, and for a hefty fee.
Controversy over ADHD Documentary Misses the Point
Controversy over ADHD Documentary Misses the…
Controversy over ADHD Documentary Misses the Point
ADHD is back in the news again, thanks to the brouhaha over the recent piece by Panorama reporter Rory Carson titled “I Don’t Have ADHD, but Three Private Clinics Say I Do.” After being thoroughly examined by an NHS consultant psychiatrist and assured that he did not, in fact, have this disorder, Carson was able to obtain this diagnostic label, along with prescriptions for stimulant drugs, at three different private clinics – after a brief consultation, and for a hefty fee.