Specific Psychological Distress

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Kewley, G.D. (1998) 'Attention deficit (hyperactivity) disorder is underdiagnosed and undertreated in Britain', British Medical Journal 316: 1594-96.

This brief article addresses what the author suggests is significant 'myth and misinformation' surrounding ADHD, including "what constitutes attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, that the disorder is the same as hyperkinesis, and that the drugs used for treatment have serious side effects" (p. 1594).