Does My Four Year Old Have Adhd?
A new study suggests that one in four adults may exaggerate--or even fake--ADHD symptoms in order to get stimulant drugs. A study based on the medical records of 268 adults found that 22 percent of them claimed to have skewed their test results in order to get a diagnosis and medication. Researchers say some of the test subjects did have ADHD, but they exaggerated their symptoms in order to get diagnosed, while others were either looking for medication prescriptions or misinterpreting their...
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