Two quotes from a story from Western Australia's Science Network:
"A RECENT report has revealed the excessive over-prescription of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) medication that was occurring in WA throughout the 1990s and early 2000s."
"The main reason for prescribing drugs to children with ADHD is to help them learn, however, this evidence suggests the opposite is happening.”
- Martin Whitely MLA
The recent report referred to is written by Whitely and was published in May's issue of the
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. PubMed claims it is "free full text" but I can't find any place where it can be obtained free, and oddly there is no mention of this piece at Whitely's own website.
Bogle, Helena
Sudden drop in ADHD suggests ineffective prescription monitoring.
Science Network Western Australia.
May 31st 2012.
http://www.sciencewa.net.au/topics/health-a-medicine/item/1454-sudden-drop-in-adhd-suggests-ineffective-prescription-monitoring
Whitely, Martin
The rise and fall of ADHD child prescribing in Western Australia: Lessons and implications. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry.
2012 May;46(5):400-3.
http://anp.sagepub.com/content/46/5/400.extract
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My blog for rants and observations about politics, especially Australian politics. Pet peeves include corruption in politics, science and medicine and the aggressive promotion of psychiatry. I've often wondered why it appears that scum rise to the top and smartest, most honest people leave or are marginalized. I'm also peeved about the victimization of asylum-seekers by the Australian govt. and the parlous state of federal politics in general. - Lili Marlene (not my real name)
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Report by WA politician Martin Whitely on WA's ADHD bubble in medical journal
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ADHD,
Martin Whitely,
Psychiatry
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