> Recently I was reading a book on ADHD and the author was quite adamant that you could only be diagnosed with ADHD if your life was worse than "the norm". In this view, if you have symptoms of ADHD but can, for instance, hold down a good job then by definition you don't have ADHD. I deleted the book from my Audible account.
IANAP, but that sounds correct to me. I recall the DSM requiring negative impact on one's lifestyle as one of the criteria for diagnosis of any mental disorder. And even if I'm misremembering that, that's what psychiatrists look for in practice. They not only query what symptoms you're feeling, but also the impact they have on your day to day life.
Which makes total sense. Treatment of any disorder, especially mental ones, carries a (sometimes significant) risk. It would be unethical to subject someone to that risk for no possible benefit.
IANAP, but that sounds correct to me. I recall the DSM requiring negative impact on one's lifestyle as one of the criteria for diagnosis of any mental disorder. And even if I'm misremembering that, that's what psychiatrists look for in practice. They not only query what symptoms you're feeling, but also the impact they have on your day to day life.
Which makes total sense. Treatment of any disorder, especially mental ones, carries a (sometimes significant) risk. It would be unethical to subject someone to that risk for no possible benefit.