What I'm saying is that a greater-than-negligible portion of the medical community views it as a disease. And if a dx can be made of ETOH dependency and a billing code exists, I can't see many physicians deciding not to get paid due to their objection to the inclusion as a disease.
My wife is hotter than your wife.
My wife is hotter than your wife.
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lawrocketWhat I'm saying is that a greater-than-negligible portion of the medical community views it as a disease. And if a dx can be made of ETOH dependency and a billing code exists, I can't see many physicians deciding not to get paid due to their objection to the inclusion as a disease.
Getting paid is certainly of concern. But OB/GYN's get paid and we don't consider being pregnant a disease.
Mental problems will always exist, it's possible to treat a person as an individual, take into account environment and other factors and still get paid a salary.
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But this thread should really be about ADD.
ADD is not a disease either.
ADD is not a disease either.
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chemistBut this thread should really be about ADD.
ADD is not a disease either.
And... I'm neither a lawyer or doctor, so can someone explain the difference between an addiction and a disease?
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oldwomanc6***But this thread should really be about ADD.
ADD is not a disease either.
And... I'm neither a lawyer or doctor, so can someone explain the difference between an addiction and a disease?
A disease is a malfunction like cirrhosis of the liver that has an observable pathology. I can't ask a pathologist in autopsy to tell me if this patient here had 'socialized conduct disorder' because socialized conduct disorder is not a disease.
If you smoke marijuana once in Qatar you are considered addicted immediately. In America you have to smoke a bit of it before people start saying you are addicted. It's not that person A has a disease in Qatar but not in US, this is where the disease theory becomes hogwash. It's a cultural judgement, NOT a pathological observation.
Addiction is a dimensional, psychological problem that can be influenced by environment and other social factors. Human beings are all different with so many different life experiences, motivations, social status, physical health, occupations, family support. There is so much to a person's life to consider than just molecules.
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chemistBut this thread should really be about ADD.
ADD is not a disease either.
But it's still real, and not merely an artificial construct. The "problem" with ADD is that it's become over-diagnosed, and over-medicated, to the social detriment of (a) those who truly suffer from ADD, and (b) those ADD sufferers for whom stimulant medication is truly effectual and beneficial. This, in turn, leads to articles like in the OP, and then everyone jumps on the "ADD is bullshit" bandwagon.
The long-term effect is not just a backlash against over-diagnosis and over-prescribing; it will be an unfortunate social chilling effect in people who would benefit from diagnosis and treatment from receiving it.
Of course. Many doctors believe that homosexuality should have not been taken out of the DSM. But alcohol has section F.10 in the ICD-10. This tells me that theer is a difference in opinion (as medicine has). And the WHO has a bit of say in it.
Not sure what you are trying to say here.