- There is no common definition of ADHD, just a list of two hundred unrelated claims made by papers that were found with a search engine. That makes them impossible to compare or relate to each other. This is not a review that concludes anything, just "look at our HUNDREDS of sources!" Basically shock and awe.
- What kind of paper brags about how many continents approved of them? Is this some kind of claim to authority? Why do I care that "366 people" agree with it? In particular, why is this the entirety of their "results" summary?
- The very first highlight is "ADHD occurs in 5.9 % of youth and 2.5 % of adults." I find it ridiculous to dump such a precise number as their main claim when the rates vary so much depending on whether one uses the DSM or ICD, which country one lives in, and which doctor one see. My personal experience with a recently-minted psychiatrist from a reputable university doesn't give me confidence in any kinds of incidence rates either: the state of the art of diagnostic criteria seems to be a questionnaire a 12-year-old could fake.
- In a hypothetical world in which ADHD were known to be an ill-defined "syndrome" with no scientific basis, I would be surprised if "The World Federation of ADHD International Consensus" admitted to it. You don't organize a large international conference to make your subfield less reputable.
- There is no common definition of ADHD, just a list of two hundred unrelated claims made by papers that were found with a search engine. That makes them impossible to compare or relate to each other. This is not a review that concludes anything, just "look at our HUNDREDS of sources!" Basically shock and awe.
- What kind of paper brags about how many continents approved of them? Is this some kind of claim to authority? Why do I care that "366 people" agree with it? In particular, why is this the entirety of their "results" summary?
- The very first highlight is "ADHD occurs in 5.9 % of youth and 2.5 % of adults." I find it ridiculous to dump such a precise number as their main claim when the rates vary so much depending on whether one uses the DSM or ICD, which country one lives in, and which doctor one see. My personal experience with a recently-minted psychiatrist from a reputable university doesn't give me confidence in any kinds of incidence rates either: the state of the art of diagnostic criteria seems to be a questionnaire a 12-year-old could fake.
- In a hypothetical world in which ADHD were known to be an ill-defined "syndrome" with no scientific basis, I would be surprised if "The World Federation of ADHD International Consensus" admitted to it. You don't organize a large international conference to make your subfield less reputable.