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Why French kids don't have ADHD
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 595672" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Witz... </p><p>There's two basic assumptions.</p><p>In the first case, assume that the "western world" is pretty much on an even footing in terms if genetics, health, etc. Then assume that the rate at which ADHD exists is identical across the western world. Compare % of kids aged 6-18 on "adhd" medications in France, vs. US. I'm guessing it's a lot lower in France. Does that in itself mean the US kids are "over" medicated? No. French kids could be "under" medicated. Or some combination. But... I don't doubt that US medication usage rate is higher than France.</p><p> </p><p>In the second case, assume that the western world is NOT on an even footing, that the "new world" has a higher incidence rate of ADHD because of various gene-pool theories. If the US has a higher "real" rate of ADHD, then the medications rate - and the diagnosis rate - will in fact be higher... and not have anything to do with culture or any other difference. </p><p> </p><p>Bigger issue in comparing US and French stats on ADHD is... the two countries do not use the same definition. So, it's an apples-to-oranges compare, which while "interesting", isn't a valid study.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 595672, member: 11791"] Witz... There's two basic assumptions. In the first case, assume that the "western world" is pretty much on an even footing in terms if genetics, health, etc. Then assume that the rate at which ADHD exists is identical across the western world. Compare % of kids aged 6-18 on "adhd" medications in France, vs. US. I'm guessing it's a lot lower in France. Does that in itself mean the US kids are "over" medicated? No. French kids could be "under" medicated. Or some combination. But... I don't doubt that US medication usage rate is higher than France. In the second case, assume that the western world is NOT on an even footing, that the "new world" has a higher incidence rate of ADHD because of various gene-pool theories. If the US has a higher "real" rate of ADHD, then the medications rate - and the diagnosis rate - will in fact be higher... and not have anything to do with culture or any other difference. Bigger issue in comparing US and French stats on ADHD is... the two countries do not use the same definition. So, it's an apples-to-oranges compare, which while "interesting", isn't a valid study. [/QUOTE]
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