Why French Kids Don't Have ADHD

Contrary to popular belief, psychiatry is popular in France, with above average usage of antidepressants and anti-anxiety medication.

Hypothesis: French kids have ADHD, it's just managed by the structure provided by their parents. Those kids then grow up and still have ADHD, which is left untreated. Then they may end up on treatments for anxiety and depression instead of more appropriate stimulants.

ADHD is a global phenomenon [1]. Any industrialized population that simply tosses it out in the garbage as an unwelcome Americanism is doing a disservice to themselves.

[1] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1525089/