I have been collecting numerous sources the past
few weeks to supplant my research about ADHD and neurofeedback therapy. The
most controversial debate I have found has been whether ADHD in adults exists,
which is relevant to my research as I am investigating whether neurofeedback
therapy would be able more helpful in treating adult ADHD or childhood ADHD.
There are two articles that I have found that
are interconnected in their subject area. I found one article from the British
Medical Journal by Asherson P., an esteemed psychologist from the University of
Buffalo (“Is ADHD a valid diagnosis in adults?”), and another from Association for Psychological Science by
Stephen Faraone from SUNY Upstate Medical University (“Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults:
Implications for Theories of Diagnosis. Current Directions in Psychological
Science”). Both deal with adult ADHD and whether there is any truth
to its existence. The first article provides two
perspectives, one from a Yes to the existence of ADHD and one to the No answer.
They theorized the rejection of adult ADHD is due to the ambiguity of diagnoses
for ADHD, reliance on observational date of family relationships, and traits
that could be entwined with personality. While childhood ADHD is backed by more
studies, and has been widely regarded as a childhood disorder, published in the Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders as such. The source from
the Association for Psychological Science corroborates this article. The
authors discussed the controversy
surrounding ADHD in adults. This article also referenced the DSM-IV, a
certified manual for diagnosing mental disorders. This article claims that
DSM-IV states that ADHD is a "developmentally sensitive disorder". Thus, this article further proved that ADHD in adults does
exist, but its difficulty to diagnose is the major reason for ambiguity.
Both sources are from esteemed publications and authors from renowned universities. Both found that ADHD in adults is indeed a gray area. I hope my research can fill this gap, and attempt to prove the viability of neurofeedback therapy for both adult ADHD and childhood ADHD. With this perspective in mind, I can ascertain that I need to take a stance on how to define adult ADHD before I can even compare it to childhood ADHD. I do not know how to really approach this, as sources like these exist in all academic spheres, which confuses me. If it is not definite, should I include in it my research? Or is this incentive to do so, because it is so unclear and existing within a grey area? As I research more throughout this week, I am attempting to answer this question, but also any ideas would be helpful!
Both sources are from esteemed publications and authors from renowned universities. Both found that ADHD in adults is indeed a gray area. I hope my research can fill this gap, and attempt to prove the viability of neurofeedback therapy for both adult ADHD and childhood ADHD. With this perspective in mind, I can ascertain that I need to take a stance on how to define adult ADHD before I can even compare it to childhood ADHD. I do not know how to really approach this, as sources like these exist in all academic spheres, which confuses me. If it is not definite, should I include in it my research? Or is this incentive to do so, because it is so unclear and existing within a grey area? As I research more throughout this week, I am attempting to answer this question, but also any ideas would be helpful!
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ReplyDeleteWhat's going on here?
ReplyDeleteI am really sorry about that! I did not notice that till now so I was trying to delete it just as you were commenting and I messed everything up. I usually copy paste my blogposts from Word on to here, so I guess I must have copied it twice? Again, I am so sorry I should have checked last night if format was okay but didn't look at it till now.
DeleteSunskruthi, the last paragraph is written twice. Other than that, I think you're doing a good job pointing out a controversy that exists in the research. You absolutely must include it in your research, as your research is predicated on the assumption that ADHD in adult does, in fact, exist. So, you'll need to prove that while it is complicated to identify and understand, ADHD occurs in adults.
ReplyDeleteHey Sunskruthi!
ReplyDeleteI like the 2 sources that you chose for your conversation, as they are definitely pertinent to your paper. Like Mrs. Haag said, you have to address the argument that ADHD exists only in children. I would try creating a definition for ADHD that establishes the potential for adulthood ADHD and your research. Potentially, your primary research with neuro-feedback could even suggest that adult ADHD is a disorder and add to that definition.
My question is what justification would you look for in a source in order to establish a definition of ADHD? I think that this choice is very important, so you should figure out what you want to look for before searching.
Nice job,
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DeleteHey Sunskruthi!
ReplyDeleteSo, I think that the two sources that you brought up are both very credible and relevant sources in your field. They show some sort of agreement in the field that you are researching that there is vagueness regarding ADHD in adulthood. But I think before you can go onto showing the implications and merits/possible detractors from using neurofeedback in analyzing ADHD in adults and children, you need to 300% prove that ADHD exists in adults. What I suggest is finding commonalities between sources in what they say about adults with ADHD like symptoms, make a checklist of what constitutes ADHD like behavior or phenotypes in adults, and eventually create a well corroborated definition of ADHD-like disorders in adults. I do not think you can definitively prove that it exists in adults as researchers in the past have not been able to do this themselves (and they are way more credible that you). But I think what you can do is create a definition for what an adult ADHD-like disorder is, and then do neurofeedback testing to see if it has similar affects in adults that have passed your definition for ADHD-like disorder and children with ADHD.
My question to you is what characteristics of ADHD in children present themselves in adults? By answering this question you will take the first step in creating a definition for adults with ADHD-like disorder.
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Or even how do the characteristics manifest themselves differently between children and adults?
DeleteHey Sunskruthi!
ReplyDeleteSo, I think that the two sources that you brought up are both very credible and relevant sources in your field. They show some sort of agreement in the field that you are researching that there is vagueness regarding ADHD in adulthood. But I think before you can go onto showing the implications and merits/possible detractors from using neurofeedback in analyzing ADHD in adults and children, you need to 300% prove that ADHD exists in adults. What I suggest is finding commonalities between sources in what they say about adults with ADHD like symptoms, make a checklist of what constitutes ADHD like behavior or phenotypes in adults, and eventually create a well corroborated definition of ADHD-like disorders in adults. I do not think you can definitively prove that it exists in adults as researchers in the past have not been able to do this themselves (and they are way more credible that you). But I think what you can do is create a definition for what an adult ADHD-like disorder is, and then do neurofeedback testing to see if it has similar affects in adults that have passed your definition for ADHD-like disorder and children with ADHD.
My question to you is what characteristics of ADHD in children present themselves in adults? By answering this question you will take the first step in creating a definition for adults with ADHD-like disorder.
Swaggy V
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