Senate debates Questions without Notice
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Nick Xenophon SA, Independent
2:49 pm
Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. I draw the minister’s attention to the evidence appraisal form used by the national inquiry into ADHD. This appraisal form favours large-scale studies with the emphasis on clinical impact. These evidence evaluation methods emphasise drug efficacy studies of the type that are funded by pharmaceutical companies. Does the minister agree that this emphasis may overlook research that reports on the social and educational interventions for ADHD?
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