The Importance of Self-Care

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The comedian was diagnosed with ADD at a young age. He stopped taking medication in his 20s and had great success for 15 years without any medication of any kind. Now, he says the pharmaceutical industry is pushing drugs that make people feel good until they crash. "It's like diagnosing yourself fits our notions about ourselves," he said.

Ever since he was diagnosed as a kid, Adam has wondered if ADHD is a serious psychological condition, or a false diagnosis pushed by an overzealous industry. This week Dr. Stephen Hinshaw, Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley is on the show to help answer these questions. You can check out his book The ADHD Explosion: Myths, Medication, Money, and Today's Push for Performance at factuallypod.com/books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.