ADHD, Personality Disorders, and the Strange Modern Habit of Diagnosing the Scar Instead of the Wound (opens in new tab)

There is a peculiar habit in modern psychology. A child struggles. The struggle changes the child. The change receives a diagnosis. Then the diagnosis begins replacing the story. I see this In public mental health relentlessly. A recent meta-analysis reported that approximately 57% of adults with ADHD in clinical settings meet criteria for at least one personality disorder. The most commonly identified patterns included avoidant, passive-aggressive, and borderline personality disorders. The f...