User:Doc James/List of studies which find ADHD controversial

2004

a statement by 34 physicians recognizing the controversial nature of ADHD http://www.springerlink.com/content/g46p3528v16r9673/

Black box warning controversy. http://download.journals.elsevierhealth.com/pdfs/journals/0031-398X/PIIS0031398X06709031.pdf
Concerns that increased pressures for school performance are associated with increased ADHD diagnoses may be justified. PMID 16585277

"Much of the controversy regarding ADHD centers on the increasing use of psychostimulants (Bokhari, Mayes, & Scheffler, 2005; MTA Cooperative Group, 2004; Rowland et al., 2002). A less publicized concern is that children with the disorder may be perceived negatively, and these negative perceptions may partly represent a stigma associated with the diagnostic label and the accompanying treatments." http://jad.sagepub.com.cyber.usask.ca/cgi/reprint/10/4/390
This 2007 review concludes "Controversies exist regarding the diagnosis: variations exist by gender, across countries and by method of diagnosis." Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder: Controversies of Diagnosis and Safety of Pharmacological and Nonpharmacological Treatment. http://www.bentham.org/cds/samples/cds2-1/0006CDS.pdf
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov.cyber.usask.ca/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2242635&tool=pmcentrez Emergent Perspectives on ADHD: Sharing Knowledge and Extending Care

http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/337/sep24_1/a1466?papetoc which says that "The full report of the NICE guidance acknowledges the social scientific paradigm that casts doubt on the utility and appropriateness of ADHD as a diagnostic category." 2008
"Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) holds the distinction of being the most extensively studied pediatric mental disorder and one of the most controversial" http://www.informaworld.com.cyber.usask.ca/smpp/content~content=a793488484~db=all
Better benefit and harm evidence is necessary before long-term CNS stimulant treatment can be recommended. http://ti.ubc.ca/letter69