Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder: A Case Study

Attention deficit hyperactive disorder, commonly referred to as ADHD, has affected many adults that have been diagnosed with this mental health disorder. In fact, there are numerous of adults that struggle in their every day-to-day lives due to not being properly diagnosed or are just not fully aware of the possibility it could be ADHD. An example would be myself, I was not aware that I had some form of ADHD. I always just assumed of it to be just me always wanting to constantly be moving or productive like my brain was racing to get things done. This was being seen for a physical and mental evaluation after deployment. As a result, I was placed under different medication and taught several techniques to alleviate some of the challenges associated with ADHD. However, there are many controversies on how could to effectively and properly diagnose someone that exhibits signs of some form of ADHD, and identify the best course
This is given that a lot of mental disorders have many similar characteristics and to be able to distinguish effectively one disorder from the other is quite challenging. In addition, I believe the necessary precautions put in place does prevent one from such abusive behavior. However, I don’t believe that the self-report tool should be considered to assess or determine the proper diagnosis. This is because some people tend to lie when completing that screening tool just to obtain the psychostimulant without actually having the disorder. For that reason, I do understand why the abuse of this treatment is more present in students than anywhere else. It could act as a “miracle drug” that enables students with and without the disorder the ability to focus for a longer duration of time than they would normally achieve. The referral for a further psychological screening does help weed out the people faking it. However, it still shows that there may be a flaw in the