Childhood ‘Disorder’ Inspires Questions
With millions of children having received a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder,
there is concern that the condition is overtreated with prescription medications.
已有數百萬兒童經診斷罹患注意力不足過動症(ADHD)。有人擔心,這種症狀有以處方藥物過度治療之虞。
Yet now some in mental health are claiming to have identified a new disorder
that could vastly expand the ranks of young people treated for attention problems.
Called sluggish cognitive tempo, the condition is said to be characterized by lethargy,
daydreaming and slow mental processing.
然而精神醫學界有些人說,他們發現了另一種新疾病,可能使需要接受注意力問題治療的年輕人大幅增加 。