It is no surprise that sometimes some disorders increase. Of course it is something to be studied but it always happens. What catches my attention here is this:
Some experts say the increase may reflect that doctors are increasingly considering the possibility of ADHD in older kids who have concentration problems — a trend that coincides with the marketing of ADHD medications to teens and adults.
The finding may also reflect the misuse of Ritalin and other ADHD medications in that age group as study aides and recreational stimulants, some experts speculated.
"There are people out there being treated for ADHD that probably don't meet the diagnostic criteria," said Scott Kollins, director of Duke University Medical Center's ADHD Program.
I find this ridiculous. Medical industry - as an industry - is a market and it sometimes speculates and manipulates both public attention and statistics. This is annoying.
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