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Renowned Harvard Psychologist Says ADHD is Largely a Fraud

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amber temple goal in life
  11/26/17
Opening shot in the push to ban adderall, etc. Watch this st...
vengeful idiot
  11/26/17
it's nowhere near as dangerous as opioids
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People with ADHD have known this for years.
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A bunch of boomer parents drugged their kids for NOTHING
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HANDS OFF MY ADDY KIKES!!!
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lol I said this in 6th grade and my parents laughed at me
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"In fact, 90 percent of these 5.4 million kids don't ha...
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Lol at listening to this dumb joo. Psychology is kike flame.
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i can get welfare with an adhd diagnosis?
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Date: November 26th, 2017 11:39 AM
Author: amber temple goal in life

https://wakeup-world.com/2016/09/09/renowned-harvard-psychologist-says-adhd-is-largely-a-fraud/

Viewed by academics as one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th century, Jerome Kagan ranked above Carl Jung (the founder of analytical psychology) and Ivan Pavlov (who discovered the Pavlovian reflex) in a 2002 American Psychological Association ranking of the eminent psychologists. He is well-known for his pioneering work in developmental psychology at Harvard University, where he has spent decades documenting how babies and small children grow, and is an exceptional and highly-regarded researcher.

So it may be surprising to learn that he believes the diagnosis of ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) is an invention — and only benefits the pharmaceutical industry and psychiatrists.

Mislabeling Mental Illness

“That is the history of humanity: Those in authority believe they’re doing the right thing, and they harm those who have no power”, says Jerome Kagan.

In an interview with Spiegel, Kagan addressed the skyrocketing rates of ADHD in America, which he attributes to “fuzzy diagnostic practices.” He illustrated his point with the following example:

Say fifty years ago you have a 7-year-old who is bored in school and exhibits disruptive behavior. Back then, he would be labeled as lazy. But today, that same child is said to suffer from ADHD. That’s why we’ve seen such a dramatic increase in the disorder.

Every child who is having problems in school is sent to see a pediatrician, who then claims it’s ADHD and prescribes Ritalin. “In fact, 90 percent of these 5.4 million kids don’t have an abnormal dopamine metabolism. The problem is, if a drug is available to doctors, they’ll make the corresponding diagnosis,” he said.

“We could get philosophical and ask ourselves: “What does mental illness mean?” If you do interviews with children and adolescents aged 12 to 19, then 40 percent can be categorized as anxious or depressed. But if you take a closer look and ask how many of them are seriously impaired by this, the number shrinks to 8 percent. Describing every child who is depressed or anxious as being mentally ill is ridiculous. Adolescents are anxious, that’s normal. They don’t know what college to go to. Their boyfriend or girlfriend just stood them up. Being sad or anxious is just as much a part of life as anger or sexual frustration,” Kagan told Spiegel.

What are the implications for the millions of American children who are inaccurately diagnosed as mentally ill? Kagan believes it’s devastating because they think there is something fundamentally wrong with them. He’s not the only psychologist to raise the alarm about this trend, but Kagan and others feel they’re up against “an enormously powerful alliance: pharmaceutical companies that are making billions, and a profession that is self-interested.”

Kagan himself suffered from inner restlessness and stuttering as a child, but his mother told him: “There’s nothing wrong with you. Your mind is working faster than your tongue.” He thought at the time: “Gee, that’s great, I’m only stuttering because I’m so smart.” If he had been born in the present era, he most likely would have been classified as mentally ill.

ADHD isn’t the only mental illness epidemic among children that worries Kagan, depression is another. In 1987, about one in 400 American teenagers was using an antidepressant. By 2002, the numbers leaped to one in 40. He feels it’s another overused diagnosis, simply because the pills are available. Instead of immediately resorting to pharmaceutical drugs, he thinks doctors should take more time with the child to find out why they aren’t as cheerful, for instance. At the very least, a few tests should be carried out — and an EEG for certain, especially since studies have shown that people who have heightened activity in the right frontal lobe respond poorly to antidepressants.

Kagan remembers going into a textbook-type depression after a major research project he was involved with failed. He had insomnia and met all the other clinical criteria for depression. But since he knew what the cause was, he didn’t seek professional help. After six months, the depression was gone. Under normal circumstances, he would have been diagnosed as mentally ill by a psychiatrist and put on medication.

But here lies an important distinction: when a life event overwhelms us, it’s common to fall into a depression for a while. But there are those who have a genetic vulnerability and experience chronic depression; they are mentally ill. It’s crucial to look not only at the symptoms, but the causes. This is where psychiatry drops the ball, as it’s the only medical profession that establishes illness on symptoms alone. Such a blind spot opens the door for new maladies — like bipolar disorder, which we never used to see in children. As it stands today, nearly a million Americans under the age of 19 are diagnosed with it.

“A group of doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital just started calling kids who had temper tantrums bipolar. They shouldn’t have done that. But the drug companies loved it because drugs against bipolar disorders are expensive. That’s how the trend was started. It’s a little like in the 15th century, when people started thinking someone could be possessed by the devil or hexed by a witch,” said Kagan.

When asked if there are alternatives to pharmaceutical drugs for behavioral abnormalities, Kagan said we could look at tutoring, as an example, for kids diagnosed with ADHD. After all, it’s never the ones who are doing well in school that are diagnosed, it’s always the children who are struggling.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3809291&forum_id=2#34774154)



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Date: November 26th, 2017 11:46 AM
Author: vengeful idiot

Opening shot in the push to ban adderall, etc. Watch this stuff will not longer be legal in ten years. It will be the next "opioid epidemic" story.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3809291&forum_id=2#34774186)



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Date: November 26th, 2017 1:56 PM
Author: Ruddy address

it's nowhere near as dangerous as opioids

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3809291&forum_id=2#34774743)



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Date: August 21st, 2018 10:35 AM
Author: Bistre plaza ceo

Just pump children full of mind altering substances while their brain is still developing

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3809291&forum_id=2#36654348)



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Date: November 26th, 2017 2:00 PM
Author: diverse beta useless brakes personal credit line



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Date: August 21st, 2018 11:54 AM
Author: Burgundy Pocket Flask Box Office

*stockpiles*

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Date: November 26th, 2017 12:20 PM
Author: Bat-shit-crazy People Who Are Hurt Lodge

People with ADHD have known this for years.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3809291&forum_id=2#34774331)



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Date: November 26th, 2017 1:40 PM
Author: Spectacular property water buffalo



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Date: November 26th, 2017 2:02 PM
Author: harsh ticket booth



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Date: August 21st, 2018 10:58 AM
Author: hyperventilating stirring point goyim



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Date: November 26th, 2017 12:21 PM
Author: tan psychic

A bunch of boomer parents drugged their kids for NOTHING

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3809291&forum_id=2#34774334)



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Date: November 26th, 2017 2:02 PM
Author: saffron rigpig



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Date: November 27th, 2017 9:58 PM
Author: harsh ticket booth



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Date: November 26th, 2017 12:21 PM
Author: hateful misanthropic national telephone

"That is the history of humanity: Those in authority believe they’re doing the right thing, and they harm those who have no power”, says Jerome Kagan.

Cr

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Date: August 21st, 2018 12:06 PM
Author: trip fighting step-uncle's house



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Date: November 26th, 2017 12:23 PM
Author: Naked stage dysfunction

"Say fifty years ago you have a 7-year-old who is bored in school and exhibits disruptive behavior. Back then, he would be labeled as lazy. But today, that same child is said to suffer from ADHD."

ok, but if ADHD drugs can turn that lazy person into a productive one, aren't we really arguing over semantics? Perhaps the lazy fuck doesn't really have ADHD. But if prescribing them the drugs corrects the problem, then what's the issue?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3809291&forum_id=2#34774343)



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Date: November 26th, 2017 12:25 PM
Author: dull house-broken senate

lol

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Date: November 26th, 2017 12:32 PM
Author: azure floppy sex offender

lol just lol

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Date: November 26th, 2017 12:33 PM
Author: galvanic partner tank

hehe

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Date: November 26th, 2017 2:00 PM
Author: filthy lake community account really tough guy



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Date: August 21st, 2018 10:33 AM
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Date: August 21st, 2018 10:57 AM
Author: histrionic public bath legend



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Date: August 21st, 2018 11:55 AM
Author: Irradiated potus location



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Date: August 21st, 2018 12:14 PM
Author: Provocative Overrated Nursing Home Selfie



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Date: August 21st, 2018 10:36 AM
Author: painfully honest institution

the drugs take away kids' souls / childhoods and turn them into vacant robot bodies

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3809291&forum_id=2#36654359)



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Date: August 21st, 2018 10:58 AM
Author: godawful charismatic mood stage

(wink$)

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Date: August 21st, 2018 11:00 AM
Author: hyperventilating stirring point goyim



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Date: August 21st, 2018 11:09 AM
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Date: August 21st, 2018 11:55 AM
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Date: August 21st, 2018 12:14 PM
Author: Provocative Overrated Nursing Home Selfie



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Date: November 26th, 2017 1:58 PM
Author: Ruddy address

HANDS OFF MY ADDY KIKES!!!

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Date: November 26th, 2017 2:01 PM
Author: harsh ticket booth

lol I said this in 6th grade and my parents laughed at me

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3809291&forum_id=2#34774776)



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Date: November 26th, 2017 2:01 PM
Author: Cordovan elite native national security agency

"In fact, 90 percent of these 5.4 million kids don't have an abnormal dopamine metabolism."

But he doesn't think the 10% with abnormal dopamine metabolism have a disorder? There's no doubt that ADHD is over diagnosed but I think it's real.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3809291&forum_id=2#34774778)



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Date: August 21st, 2018 12:04 PM
Author: Sinister hospital



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Date: November 26th, 2017 2:03 PM
Author: mind-boggling locus

Lol at listening to this dumb joo. Psychology is kike flame.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3809291&forum_id=2#34774796)



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Date: November 27th, 2017 9:57 PM
Author: harsh ticket booth



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Date: August 21st, 2018 12:52 PM
Author: Shivering rehab dopamine



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Date: November 27th, 2017 10:03 PM
Author: Excitant Low-t House Mexican

ADHD meds cut a kid's height by 2.5 inches by the time they reach adulthood. These ADHD kids are STILL taller than average.

ADHD meds are what tiny pink adults do to force chads to submit. It's all they've got. It's a crime.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3809291&forum_id=2#34785988)



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Date: November 27th, 2017 10:06 PM
Author: Crusty meetinghouse sound barrier

(guy who doesn't believe in the CONSENSUS VIEW of global warming)

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Date: August 21st, 2018 10:23 AM
Author: Disgusting orchid voyeur orchestra pit



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Date: August 21st, 2018 10:36 AM
Author: Bisexual indecent stead immigrant

Damn, you mean ADHD diagnoses are for people to cop more welfare and gibs? Who woulda thunk it?!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3809291&forum_id=2#36654355)



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Date: August 21st, 2018 11:00 AM
Author: hyperventilating stirring point goyim

No I'm pretty sure it's just to get their kids to stop fucking around

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3809291&forum_id=2#36654481)



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Date: August 21st, 2018 11:55 AM
Author: domesticated parlor

i can get welfare with an adhd diagnosis?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3809291&forum_id=2#36654821)



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Date: August 21st, 2018 12:02 PM
Author: Bisexual indecent stead immigrant

The recent surge in ADHD, ADD, depression, etc. diagnoses in children is due to the fact that mother's receive more gibs money from big daddy gubment when their children are diagnosed with these "disorders". For the average single mother, it makes financial sense for their children to be diagnosed with one of these or all of them and then some. The doctor collects $$$, pharmacy gets their $$$, drug company gets their $$$, and single mother gets more gibs.

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Date: August 21st, 2018 12:23 PM
Author: Bateful Out-of-control Range Ape

“That is the history of humanity: Those in authority believe they’re doing the right thing, and they harm those who have no power”, says Jerome Kagan.

shitlibs described

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3809291&forum_id=2#36655004)



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Date: August 21st, 2018 11:58 AM
Author: Impertinent free-loading market therapy

Lmfao at a “renowned” psychologist

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Date: August 21st, 2018 12:07 PM
Author: trip fighting step-uncle's house

(foucault)

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Date: August 21st, 2018 12:17 PM
Author: Provocative Overrated Nursing Home Selfie

parents instill zero discipline + park kids in front of $creen$ 12 hrs/day then $eek help from GC monkeys paw bc of the obvious outcome?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3809291&forum_id=2#36654977)



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Date: August 21st, 2018 12:51 PM
Author: godawful charismatic mood stage

cq my friend!

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