eight factors that contribute to the increase in diagnoses

This Saturday (24), Sven Bölte, a professor and psychiatrist at the Karolinska Institute, made clear the reasons for the increase in cases of children presenting a diagnosis of ADHD. For a long time, it was believed that the rate of children who hadADHD it was 5 to 6%. But when analyzed more rigorously, we currently see that the percentages of cases have shown a significant increase.

Data

The American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated, in the year 2022, that rates of 11.4% still remain in children. The Swedish Board of Health and Welfare says that, also in 2022, 10.5% was the percentage for boys diagnosed with ADHD, which is more than 50% more than in the year 2019. The Committee predicts that these percentages may become unstable, remaining at 15% for boys and 11% for girls.

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Data

The American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated, in the year 2022, that rates of 11.4% still remain in children. The Swedish Board of Health and Welfare says that, also in 2022, 10.5% was the percentage for boys diagnosed with ADHD, which is more than 50% more than in the year 2019. The Committee predicts that these percentages may become unstable, remaining at 15% for boys and 11% for girls.

Increase in Diagnoses

In this article, the points considered as a reason for the increase in ADHD diagnoses are:

1. Make many diagnoses in the same person;
2. Increased knowledge and awareness of responsible professionals;
3. Stigma reduction;
4. Society demands more from cognitive skills;
5. Higher expectations regarding health and performance;
6. Changes in schools ended up leaving students with more difficulties;
7. Policymakers prioritize evaluation;
8. The diagnosis guarantees access to support and resources, these would be the possible reasons given that would be causing the high percentages of diagnoses of children diagnosed with ADHD.

These causes can either interact with each other or overlap one another, giving the aforementioned results on these problems. The diagnosis is made and, through a specialized professional, the patient with the diagnosis can look for resources that help with adequate monitoring.

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