Why French Kids Don’t Have ADHD: French children don’t need medications to control their behavior

In the United States, at least 9 percent of school-aged children have been diagnosed with ADHD, and are taking pharmaceutical medications. In France, the percentage of kids diagnosed and medicated for ADHD is less than .5 percent. How has the epidemic of ADHD—firmly established in the U.S.—almost completely passed over children in France?

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Post published by Marilyn Wedge Ph.D. on Mar 08, 2012 in Suffer the Children