Why have we been fussing about allergies, gluten, casein and immunity regarding ADHD diagnosis and treatment for all these years at CorePsych Blog? - because is makes a treatment difference.
Dr Peter Kramer at Brown University wrote an article in the Sunday NY Times Opinion Review: In Defense of Antidepressants - It's a worthy read on several levels, - but even Kramer missed some fine points. Stats without substance result in gossip.
The challenging problems that occur with successful treatment for ADHD encourage an improved review of underlying biomedical issues. With that additional laboratory understanding more precise treatment strategies often provide improved outcomes.
We used to think the only way to address complicated mental health conditions was to just keep trying different medication based on superficial diagnostic speculations. The world, my friends, is changing dramatically - just a bit to fast for some.