Should people with ADD be doctors

[Jalby]

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Do you know if this is true for OCD as well. I've seen PET scans which show hyperactivity in certain areas of the brain in people with OCD (The book "Brain Lock" talks about it), and I thought both these disorders often presented comorbid.

(I'm not in med school yet, so these might be stupid questions)

I present with definate ADD and some aspects of OCD, so I definately think it is related.

 

[MechE]

Maybe we should all take-up pottery.... very few people are killed by clay throwers....

I used to be a pottery major in college...until my TA was impaled by some flying clay. 😀

 

[PostalWookie]

ADD is way overdiagnosed in this coutnry, and it's basically a convenient excuse for parents of children who misbehave.
Even in the few cases that are real ADD, medications can help control the symptoms. It doesn't impair someone's potential as a doctor.