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27 Are we overdiagnosing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?
Kazda, Luise; Thomas, Rae; Bell, Katy J.L.; McGeechan, Kevin; Barratt, Alexandra LPublished 2019The objective of this study is to use a recently developed framework of questions to systematically determine if the existing literature indicates a potential for overdiagnosis and overtreatment in ADHD. We hypothesize ...Presentation -
Association of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Diagnosis With Adolescent Quality of Life
Kazda, Luise; McGeechan, Kevin; Bell, Katy J.L.; Thomas, Rae; Barratt, AlexandraPublished 2022Appropriate diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can improve some short-term outcomes in children and adolescents, but little is known about the association of a diagnosis with their quality of life ...Open AccessArticle -
Benefits and Harms of Hypertension and High-Normal Labels: A Randomized Experiment
Muscat, Danielle M; Morris, Georgina M; Bell, Katy J.L.; Cvejic, Erin; Smith, Jenna; Jansen, Jesse; Thomas, Rae; Bonner, Carissa; Doust, Jenny; McCaffery, KirstenPublished 2021Recent US guidelines lowered the threshold for diagnosing hypertension while other international guidelines use alternative/no labels for the same group (blood pressure [BP], <140/90 mm Hg). We investigated potential ...Open AccessArticle -
Evidence of potential overdiagnosis and overtreatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents: protocol for a scoping review.
Kazda, Luise; Bell, Katy J.L.; Thomas, Rae; McGeechan, Kevin; Barratt, Alexandra LPublished 2019Worldwide, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis rates in children and adolescents have been increasing consistently over the past decades, fuelling a debate about the underlying reasons for this trend. ...Open AccessArticle -
Examining Australian’s beliefs, misconceptions and sources of information for COVID-19: a national online survey
Thomas, Rae; Greenwood, Hannah; Michaleff, Zoe A; Abukmail, Eman; Hoffmann, Tammy C; McCaffery, Kirsten; Hardiman, Leah; Glasziou, PaulPublished 2021OBJECTIVE: Public cooperation to practise preventive health behaviours is essential to manage the transmission of infectious diseases such as COVID-19. We aimed to investigate beliefs about COVID-19 diagnosis, transmission ...Article -
The impact of health literacy on psychosocial and behavioural outcomes among people at low risk of cardiovascular disease
Muscat, Danielle; Cvejic, Erin; Bell, Katy J.L.; Smith, Jenna; Morris, Georgina May; Jansen, Jesse; Thomas, Rae; Bonner, Carissa; Doust, Jenny; McCaffery, KirstenPublished 2022This study aimed to explore the impact of health literacy on psychosocial and behavioural outcomes for people who were not at high risk of cardiovascular disease receiving a hypothetical blood pressure reading of 135/85 ...Article -
Increased diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder despite stable hyperactive/inattentive behaviours: evidence from two birth cohorts of Australian children
Kazda, Luise; McGeechan, Kevin; Bell, Katy J.L.; Thomas, Rae; Barratt, AlexandraPublished 2022Background Globally, ADHD diagnoses have increased substantially and there is concern that this trend does not necessarily reflect improved detection of cases but that overdiagnosis may be occurring. We directly compared ...Article -
Overdiagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Scoping Review
Kazda, Luise; Bell, Katy J.L.; Thomas, Rae; McGeechan, Kevin; Sims, Rebecca; Barratt, Alexandra LPublished 2021Is attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) overdiagnosed in children and adolescents? In this systematic scoping review of 334 published studies in children and adolescents, convincing evidence was found that ...Article
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