Annotated Bibliography
Partridge, Brad, Jayne Lucke, and Wayne Hall. "Over-Diagnosed and Over-Treated: A Survey Of
Australian Public Attitudes towards the Acceptability of Drug Treatment for Depression And
ADHD." BMC Psychiatry 14.1 (2014):
1-9. Academic Search Premier. Web. 8 Oct. 2014. I like this article a lot as it goes into the
diagnosis of ADHD, and the wide spread acceptance of the idea, how comfortable people are
with the diagnosis of themselves and the diagnosis of their children. It’s important to
understand what people think about the disease as it will show who chooses to medicate
for a disease which the diagnosis seems rather weak on. I will use this information for my
essay. This is a credible source as it is published by BioMed Central, who is the largest open
access publisher in the world, they havepublished over 270 peer reviewed open access journals
across the fields of biology which has much to do with the function of the human brain
Stolzer, J. M. "The ADHD Epidemic in America." Ethical Human Psychology & Psychiatry 9.2 (2007): 109116.
Academic Search Premier. Web. 8 Oct. 2014.This article was my favorite on the subject overall.
It goes into the history of the diagnosis and some of the not so clear reasons that ADHD is so
prevalent now days. The history began when the first person was diagnosed in the early
nineteen-sixties, it spread due to government reward for mental illness and large profit for over
diagnosing the disease. I will use this information as my essay has it talks about the diagnosis of
ADHD. This is credible as it was published by Public Library of Science, they are a nonprofit
publisher since 2005 who publish articles that further scientific research.
Peng, Xiaolong, et al. "Extreme Learning Machine-Based Classification of ADHD Using Brain Structural
MRI Data." Plos ONE 8.11 (2013): 1-12. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Oct. 2014.
This article was an interesting piece of information as it goes more into the brain functions of
those diagnosed with ADHD. They state that people with the disorder will have a different brain
function primarily from the frontal lobe of their brain in specific segments. I do plan on using
this data for my essay as it does show some partial evidence that the disorder exists and
helps with my counterarguments which have been hard to find. The reason it is not very
effective for proving the disorder exists though is because the diagnosis is still only based on a
simple questionnaire. This article was published by the Public Library of science, they publish
articles to further research in scientific fields as a nonprofit organization.
Morgan, Paul L., et al. "Racial/Ethnic Disparities in ADHD Diagnosis by Kindergarten Entry." Journal Of
Child Psychology & Psychiatry 55.8 (2014): 905-913. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Oct.
2014.
I like this article as it goes even deeper into the diagnosis of ADHD, specifically geared towards
race though. It talks about how blacks and Hispanics are a minority in the diagnosis of the
disease and whites the largest ethnic group to be diagnoses. I might be using this source though
as it seems to talk about how race can affect diagnosis. It doesn’t go too far into who race
matters for the diagnosis here, without that question being answered I don’t feel it would
be effective. John Wiley & Sons, published this entry and over fifteen-hundred others in the
medical field. This is a credible source.
Kaye, Sharlene, Shane Darke, and Michelle Torok. "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Among Illicit Psychostimulant Users: A Hidden Disorder?" Addiction 108.5 (2013): 923-931.
Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Oct. 2014.
I really like this article a lot as it addresses the main factors of ADHD and the prevalence of
addiction among treated patients of ADHD, which is one of my biggest problems with the
disease and one of the largest arguments of ADHD being an epidemic that is false. It shows
a of charts and graphs from a study in Australia of addiction and dependency on other drugs
later in life after the initial diagnosis of ADHD, this is a credible source as it’s from a research
group in AU that has been around for 26 years and is supported by the Australian government. I
will not use this information though as it does not go into the diagnosis at all.
Nomura, Kenji, et al. "A Clinical Study of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Preschool
Children—Prevalence and Differential Diagnoses." Brain & Development 36.9 (2014):
778-785. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Oct. 2014.
This is decent at best for information. It seems very subjective as it could be information
that could be used for either side of the argument. It is about a study of basic diagnosis of ADHD
among a small group of preschoolers studied in Japan. It talks about how 5% of children in a
research study based on behavioral activity could be diagnosed. It is information that come
from a credible source, but very vague and not very detailed as to what this study is trying to
accomplish. I will not use this information as I do not want it to seem I am trying to
manipulate a research study to further my argument against ADHD
Advokat, Claire D., Devan Guidry, and Leslie Martino. "Licit and Illicit Use of Medications for AttentionDeficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Undergraduate College Students." Journal of American College
Health 56.6 (2008): 601. MasterFILE Premier. Web. 19 Oct. 2014.
The information contained in this article expands on the addiction of ADHD prescribed drugs
and how their influences on our college students later in an adult addictive phase. This
information I will not use in my essay as it expands on the prescription side of things and
how later on in life, rather than much to do with the diagnosis of the disease itself. It is credible
though as it comes from an award winning online journal called “American College Health
Association.”
Matheson, Lauren, et al. "Adult ADHD Patient Experiences Of Impairment, Service Provision And Clinical
Management In England: A Qualitative Study." BMC Health Services Research 13.1 (2013): 1-13.
Academic Search Premier. Web. 25 Oct. 2014.
I will use this information as it goes over the follow up of the diagnosis of the ADHD. It is a study
done in England which shows the lack of follow up from doctors after medicating a patient.
Patients mentioned in this article do not know the reason for medication and seem to frustrate
easily over the fact that they are diagnosed with this which eventually impairs their judgment
and causes them to think more negatively overall. This is a good article, it comes from a journal
that is made up of peer review articles, it is only a single person posting about it and I could not
find a lot of info on them so it could be just opinion rather than fact based, I may use this.
Kelley, Trista. "The Big Bucks In Keeping Kids Focused." Bloomberg Businessweek 4350 (2013): 25-27.
Business Source Premier. Web. 20 Oct. 2014.
I like this article a lot because it goes into the specifics of where the drugs for ADHD actually
come from and the breakdown of profit behind the over prescription. Money is one of the
largest things in my reasoning for the over prescription, not only large profit for doctors
but for the large profit for the companies who produce the drugs. I plan to use to help me
specify as to why profit for companies can cause an over diagnosis. This is published by
Bloomberg news group who has over 420 publications worldwide, publishing since 1981
Bilkey, Timothy. "Assessing And Diagnosing ADHD In Adults: Practical Tools And Tips." Canadian Journal
Of Psychiatry (2008): 5-10. Academic Search Premier. Web. 25 Oct. 2014. I love this article for
my essay as it talks about how adult ADHD is diagnosed and the way it affects people in their
adulthood. It states that people experience problems in their relationships, quickness to anger
and anxiety. I like this counter argument because I will argue against this point by
proving those are things everyone naturally feels no matter what age that you are. This is one
of the largest arguments around the disorder. This is a credible source as it is created by the
Canadian psychiatric association who has been around since 1951 and is a collective of 4500
psychiatrists.