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Re:Overselling A.D.H.D. by sevenless on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @01:42PM (#12345679)
Like I said elsewhere - does that mean that being ugly/unattractive is a disease? Or having an awkward personality, or having a low IQ? Or for that matter, being a member of any discriminated-against minority?

It seems unjust and coercive to tell people they have a disease and should be medicated simply because society demands it.

Re:Overselling A.D.H.D. by smelterdemon on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @01:52PM (#12345776)
Those certainly could result in some mental disorder. An awkward personality and to some degree low IQ could be symptomatic of a mental disorder as well. It's definatly possible to make a convincing case that all mental illness is a manufactured construct [1]. But I don't think you can reasonably say ADHD is not a disease and still believe, say, depression or anxiety disorders are diseases.

[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Myth_of_Mental_Illness

Re:Overselling A.D.H.D. by sevenless on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @02:01PM (#12345892)
Interesting link, thank you.
Re:Overselling A.D.H.D. by yfhsjjskc on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @02:00PM (#12345877)
Before we talk about forcing people to go on drugs they don't want, let's get to a place where society lets everyone who could benefit from treatment at least have the option of receiving it.
Re:Overselling A.D.H.D. by sevenless on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @02:52PM (#12346417)
The problem with this is that offering people the treatment can create the disease, in some sense.