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"ADHD" - A subjective diagnosis
Decoding Psychiatric Propaganda
http://groups.msn.com/psychbusters Subjective diagnosis ADHD takes several steps to identify The Arizona Republic Apr. 7, 2004 12:00 AM Parents with children who have been diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder should demand a rigorous medical evaluation and not rely simply on a quick diagnosis or teacher recommendation. "The diagnosis is subjective, so you have to be careful," pediatric specialist Dr. Raun Melmed said, adding that doctors usually make a diagnosis by taking a detailed history. "There are no quick and fancy tools to do this." Melmed urges parents to be wary if a doctor sees the child for 15 minutes and then writes a prescription. Doctors should be following ADHD evaluation guidelines set up by the American Academy of Pediatrics, he said, which include testing for other disorders and evaluation forms for parents and the child's teacher. He said parents should follow their gut feelings about their child. Melmed said parents should seek a second opinion if: • Their child was diagnosed after a brief office visit. An initial evaluation should take between 30 and 45 minutes. • Their child was not checked for other problems or disorders, such as learning disabilities, vision or hearing problems or other medical conditions. • Their child's teacher wasn't asked to fill out a behavioral-evaluation form. • They still have concerns regarding their child's diagnosis. Valley pediatrician Gary Auxier said an initial ADHD-evaluation appointment at his office takes about 45 minutes. He then gives the parents and the child's teacher a questionnaire to fill out. "If you haven't had a teacher fill out a behavior rating scale, the diagnosis may be (reason to be) circumspect," he said. "We often get the most accurate information from the teacher because they are not as emotionally involved as the parent." Teacher perspective also is important to rule out a diagnosis of ADHD, Auxier said. ADHD is characterized by behavioral problems in all settings, not just school or home. "If they are perfect little angels at home but terrors at school, it may be a school problem," Auxier said. "On the other hand, if they are perfect at school and wild at home, it could be bad parenting or problems within the home." Although teacher input is helpful, doctors caution that school personnel should not take on the role of diagnosing or pressuring parents to medicate their kids. In fact, state lawmakers are considering a bill that would prohibit teachers and school personnel from pressuring parents to obtain an ADHD diagnosis so their children can be treated with drugs. Members of the national group Parents for Label and Drug Free Education urge parents to ignore a diagnosis of ADHD. They say the disorder doesn't exist and that children with symptoms are suffering from something else. "There are underlying causes of a child's behavioral problems," said Rebecca Noble, vice president for the Arizona chapter of the organization. "The child could simply not like his teacher or the kid sitting next to him. He could have nutritional deficiencies or food allergies or environmental allergies or problems at home." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepu...7edadhd07.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "For a disease to exist there must be a tangible, objective physical abnormality that can be determined by a test such as, but not limited to, blood or urine test, X-Ray, brain scan or biopsy. All reputable doctors would agree: No physical abnormality, no disease. In psychiatry, no test or brain scan exists to prove that a 'mental disorder' is a physical disease. Disingenuous comparisons between physical and mental illness and medicine are simply part of psychiatry's orchestrated but fraudulent public relations and marketing campaign." ~Dr. Fred Baughman, Neurologist. Decoding Psychiatric Propaganda http://groups.msn.com/psychbusters - FAIR USE: This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democratic, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information, click here. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. |
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"ADHD" - A subjective diagnosis
"Psi" wrote in message om... Decoding Psychiatric Propaganda http://groups.msn.com/psychbusters The KK$ is back..... |
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"ADHD" - A subjective diagnosis
"Psi" wrote in message om... FAIR USE: This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democratic, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information, click here. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. It's never considered fair use under copyright law to quote a substantial newspaper article in its entirety without the author's permission. A disclaimer does not make it so. Since readers of this newsgroup did NOT request that information, the rest of your statement is nonsense too. You did not send it to individuals who requested it, but to a public forum. |
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"ADHD" - A subjective diagnosis
"Hagrinas Mivali" wrote in message . com... "Psi" wrote in message om... FAIR USE: This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democratic, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information, click here. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. It's never considered fair use under copyright law to quote a substantial newspaper article in its entirety without the author's permission. A disclaimer does not make it so. Since readers of this newsgroup did NOT request that information, the rest of your statement is nonsense too. You did not send it to individuals who requested it, but to a public forum. Hello ..... ? The poster's not making any money out of it. In fact, he's doing the author a favour by increasing its readership for free. The source is quoted in the post. What makes you think the author would have an issue with having it posted for free and with a reference ? Your attitude is bizarrely anal, to say the least ! Unbelievable ! |
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"ADHD" - A subjective diagnosis
"Hagrinas Mivali" wrote in message . com... "Psi" wrote in message om... FAIR USE: This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democratic, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information, click here. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. It's never considered fair use under copyright law to quote a substantial newspaper article in its entirety without the author's permission. A disclaimer does not make it so. Since readers of this newsgroup did NOT request that information, the rest of your statement is nonsense too. You did not send it to individuals who requested it, but to a public forum. PUH-leeese!You expect honesty from someone in league with the Kriminal Kult of $cientology? |
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"ADHD" - A subjective diagnosis
"Brunibus" wrote in message ... "Hagrinas Mivali" wrote in message . com... "Psi" wrote in message om... FAIR USE: This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democratic, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information, click here. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. It's never considered fair use under copyright law to quote a substantial newspaper article in its entirety without the author's permission. A disclaimer does not make it so. Since readers of this newsgroup did NOT request that information, the rest of your statement is nonsense too. You did not send it to individuals who requested it, but to a public forum. Hello ..... ? The poster's not making any money out of it. In fact, he's doing the author a favour by increasing its readership for free. The source is quoted in the post. What makes you think the author would have an issue with having it posted for free and with a reference ? Your attitude is bizarrely anal, to say the least ! Unbelievable ! Actually, the attitude is right on. Whether one makes money out of it or not is not the issue. The OP clearly violated Fair Use, and this reflects on the character and ethics of the OP. BTW, the OP is a long time re-poster of this type of material and is mindlessly anti-psychaitry. |
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"ADHD" - A subjective diagnosis
"Brunibus" wrote in message ... "M.a.r.k P.r.o.b.e.r.t-April 11, 2004" M.a.r.k P.r.o.b.e.r.t wrote in message t... "Brunibus" wrote in message ... "Hagrinas Mivali" wrote in message . com... "Psi" wrote in message om... FAIR USE: This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democratic, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information, click here. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. It's never considered fair use under copyright law to quote a substantial newspaper article in its entirety without the author's permission. A disclaimer does not make it so. Since readers of this newsgroup did NOT request that information, the rest of your statement is nonsense too. You did not send it to individuals who requested it, but to a public forum. Hello ..... ? The poster's not making any money out of it. In fact, he's doing the author a favour by increasing its readership for free. The source is quoted in the post. What makes you think the author would have an issue with having it posted for free and with a reference ? Your attitude is bizarrely anal, to say the least ! Unbelievable ! Actually, the attitude is right on. Whether one makes money out of it or not is not the issue. The OP clearly violated Fair Use, More bizarreness. Only in your "mind." How is it unfair to ANYONE ? Strawman. Who said it was unfair? Maybe I'm just a lame-brain, but I'm having severe trouble seeing exactly who the loser in all this might be. You stopped reading my excellently written message too soon. I clearly pointed out who the first loser is. You can read the rest below. The first loser in this is the OP, since s/h/its credibility went down the crapper for violating fair use. If they cannot be honest in such simple things, then can they be honest in anything? I say not. and this reflects on the character and ethics of the OP. BTW, the OP is a long time re-poster of this type of material and is mindlessly anti-psychaitry. |
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"ADHD" - A subjective diagnosis
"M.a.r.k P.r.o.b.e.r.t-April 11, 2004" M.a.r.k P.r.o.b.e.r.t
wrote The first loser in this is the OP, since s/h/its credibility went down the crapper for violating fair use. No, it might very well be fair use. Has the copyright owner complained? If the owner doesn't complain, then why should you? |
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