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Old Dec 22, 2008, 01:10 AM
Auroralso
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Originally Posted by kim_johnson View Post
Brain scans are not diagnostic for depression, anxiety, ADD, schizophrenia, bipolar etc.

> So what else is used to determine the differences apart from some computer tests and a history .

Behavioral symptoms (including self report). And more in particular, how problematic the person and significant others takes the behavioral symptoms to be.
Thanks for this . I have a work book for adults with ADD that Im working through thats helping me gather behaviors and some history.

I did read where some children had been diagnosised with ADHD , given Ritalin and had seizures. They had epilepsy , absence sesuires , that went undetected.
So that might be a reason to have a brain scan done to rule that out.

It's been an intresting discusion to follow and helpful. Thank you all .

Patricia