Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The funny thing is that while waiting for my flight back to Alicante in Copenhagen airport this morning, I noticed a headline about this very issue on the cover of one of the German weekly news magazines-- can't remember if it was Stern or Der Spiegel. In any event, for whatever reason, the issue is apparently being talked about on both sides of the Atlantic. Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Nov 3, 2009, at 8:15 AM, Steve Barbour wrote: > > http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/medicating/experts/explosion.html > > I am not at all an expert on this, not even close, but this is eye > opening information. I've seen data which says as much as 5-7 or 8 > % of American kids are on Ritalin... > > in principle they have ADHD, but the diagnoses are so suspect, the > criteria so slipshod, that it is thought that half of ADHD kids are > not on the medication, and that many of the kids receiving the drug, > do not have ADHD... > > > perhaps there are others here that can speak to this... > > > Steve > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >