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/

2006

 * 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.

2007

 * "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

2008

 * 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

2009

 * Children, ADHD, and citizenship. 2009
 * http://www.capmh.com/content/3/1/1 Facts, values, and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): an update on the controversies 2009
 * http://books.google.ca/books?hl=en&lr=&id=QHzN3kWklGgC&oi=fnd&pg=PA323&dq=ADHD+controversies&ots=qNXLlTT8KR&sig=6bfOPqVh8f83al7ueHZ0PSatnpA#v=onepage&q=ADHD%20controversies&f=false Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Concepts, Controversies
 * http://books.google.ca/books?hl=en&lr=&id=drBejRLWkHkC&oi=fnd&pg=PR6&dq=ADHD+controversies&ots=CeU6hnDoSo&sig=zmXtlwjzGEgRFYL_XGVzUUmSDmc#v=onepage&q=ADHD%20controversies&f=false Another great book that discusses the controversy in depth, 2009
 * http://www.informaworld.com.cyber.usask.ca/smpp/section?content=a912284663&fulltext=713240928 ADHD: a scientific fact or a factual opinion? A critique of the veracity of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder