You are talking to your mother in Atlanta and she is telling you about a neighbor who has a daughter with ADHD
She tells you that the neighbor is extremely upset because her daughter's pediatrician has suggested medication to treat her ADHD. She thinks that is very unusual and thinks that there might be something else wrong with her daughter that the pediatrician is not telling her. What should your mother tell the neighbor?
a. That the neighbor is correct, there must be something else going on, too. Medication is not the treatment of choice in the United States.
b. That the neighbor is correct, the treatment of choice in the United States is relaxation therapy.
c. It is very common in the United States for physicians to misdiagnose ADHD.
d. It is very common in the United States to treat ADHD with medication. About 90% of children with ADHD receive medication.
Answer: D
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