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An ADHD [attention deficit hyperactivity disorder] charity has said it has complained to media regulator Ofcom about a Channel 4 documentary that suggested the condition is a myth.
The programme, titled The Great ADHD Myth?, was broadcast on Tuesday and its host, NHS psychiatrist Dr Max Pemberton, concluded it was "a social construct, not a disorder of the brain".
ADHD UK filed a complaint, saying: "ADHD is not a myth. It is not a social construct."
The Royal College of Psychiatrists also warned against "invalidating the condition".
Channel 4 defended the show, saying there is "considerable public debate on various aspects of ADHD" and it "is legitimate for that debate to be explored and for conventional understandings to be challenged".
The programme featured experts who are sceptical about ADHD and the way it is treated.
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HIFA profile: Neil Pakenham-Walsh is coordinator of HIFA (Healthcare Information For All), a global health community that brings all stakeholders together around the shared goal of universal access to reliable healthcare information. HIFA has 20,000 members in 180 countries, interacting in four languages and representing all parts of the global evidence ecosystem. HIFA is administered by Global Healthcare Information Network, a UK-based nonprofit in official relations with the World Health Organization. Email: neil@hifa.org