The Critical Psychiatry Network Australasia says it fears a situation “where people identify they’ve got ADHD and the role of the medical profession is to rubber stamp that”.
A minority group of Australian psychiatrists says it is concerned attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is being overdiagnosed and overmedicated, and fears a Senate inquiry into the neurodevelopmental disorder has been dominated by one view.A Senate inquiry into ADHD is expected to recommend expanded access to diagnosis and treatment.
The Critical Psychiatry Network Australasia says it operates under the Robinson Research Institute at the University of Adelaide and is affiliated with its United Kingdom namesake, founded in 1999, which has been critical of the pharmaceutical industry and the common prescription of antidepressants.
“In medicating the symptoms and suppressing them, you may actually contribute to missing something really important, whether it be something physical, environmental or interpersonal.” “I’m worried about the overmedicalisation of a multitude of issues associated with a diagnosis of ADHD, importance in concentrating on the social determiners of health and education,” he said.
“There are fewer people on my side of the argument. People say we are fringe dwellers and sceptics but we have no pay-off in this process. We’re just trying to protect people from inappropriate prescribing and labelling,” he said. “ contain a good balance of both academics as well as clinicians who are experts in the management of ADHD and have frontline experience seeing patients with ADHD on a regular basis,” he said.
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