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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Amelia Hill

DARK SECRETS: Biased channel 4 programme on adhd misrepresented my views says expert - The Real Truth

Max Pemberton, sitting indoors at night, looks at the camera
The programme was presented by the NHS psychiatrist Dr Max Pemberton, who concluded that ADHD was a ‘social construct’ rather than a medical condition. Photograph: Minnow Productions

A contributor to a controversial Channel 4 documentary on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has withdrawn her support for the programme, saying it was biased and could lead to an increased suicide risk by encouraging parents to take their children off medication.

Katya Rubia, a professor of cognitive neuroscience at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London, also said The Great ADHD Myth? misrepresented her views.

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