ADHD (over) diagnosis: fiction, fashion and failure.

Cortese S, Daley D, Hollis C, Rae S, Ani C, Asherson P, Downs J, Dubicka B, Foreman D, Green J, Heyman I, Hodes M, Kyriakopoulos M, Liang H, Majumder P, McArdle P, Müller-Sedgwick U, Newlove-Delgado T, Nicholls D, Ougrin D, Price A, Russell A, Salazar-de-Pablo G, Santosh P, Sayal K, Scott S, Shaw P, Simonoff E, Wickersham A, Wilkinson P, Young S, Ford T

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DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2026.10546
Published: 2026 Mar 6
Container: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science
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@article{allodium:10.1192/bjp.2026.10546,
  title = {ADHD (over) diagnosis: fiction, fashion and failure.},
  author = {Cortese S and Daley D and Hollis C and Rae S and Ani C and Asherson P and Downs J and Dubicka B and Foreman D and Green J and Heyman I and Hodes M and Kyriakopoulos M and Liang H and Majumder P and McArdle P and Müller-Sedgwick U and Newlove-Delgado T and Nicholls D and Ougrin D and Price A and Russell A and Salazar-de-Pablo G and Santosh P and Sayal K and Scott S and Shaw P and Simonoff E and Wickersham A and Wilkinson P and Young S and Ford T},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science},
  doi = {10.1192/bjp.2026.10546},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2026.10546}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - ADHD (over) diagnosis: fiction, fashion and failure.
AU  - Cortese S
AU  - Daley D
AU  - Hollis C
AU  - Rae S
AU  - Ani C
AU  - Asherson P
AU  - Downs J
AU  - Dubicka B
AU  - Foreman D
AU  - Green J
AU  - Heyman I
AU  - Hodes M
AU  - Kyriakopoulos M
AU  - Liang H
AU  - Majumder P
AU  - McArdle P
AU  - Müller-Sedgwick U
AU  - Newlove-Delgado T
AU  - Nicholls D
AU  - Ougrin D
AU  - Price A
AU  - Russell A
AU  - Salazar-de-Pablo G
AU  - Santosh P
AU  - Sayal K
AU  - Scott S
AU  - Shaw P
AU  - Simonoff E
AU  - Wickersham A
AU  - Wilkinson P
AU  - Young S
AU  - Ford T
PY  - 2026
JO  - The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science
DO  - 10.1192/bjp.2026.10546
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S, C., D, D., C, H., S, R., C, A., P, A., J, D., B, D., D, F., J, G., I, H., M, H., M, K., H, L., P, M., P, M., U, M., T, N., D, N., D, O., A, P., A, R., G, S., P, S., K, S., S, S., P, S., E, S., A, W., P, W., S, Y., & T, F. (2026). ADHD (over) diagnosis: fiction, fashion and failure.. The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2026.10546

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