PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
PORTRAYAL OF ADHD AND ITS TREATMENT (22 March 2018)

Motion Details

That this House notes the documentary, Take Your Pills, which has been distributed by Netflix; expresses its strong concern about what it sees as the programme's unbalanced portrayal of ADHD and its treatment; further notes the recent publication of updated NICE guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of the condition and Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland's, ADHD in adults: good practice guidelines; and further notes the views that there is a need for a more informed understanding of the condition across the country and that taking prescribed medication to treat diagnosed neuro-developmental disorders and mental health conditions is as legitimate as taking prescribed medication to treat physical illness.

Sponsored by:
Martin Whitfield (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
17
53%
 
 
Scottish National Party
8
25%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
3
9%
 
 
Independent
2
6%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
1
3%
 
 
Conservative
1
3%
 
Sponsor List (32 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
SNP
Martyn Day
SNP
Martin Docherty-Hughes
Ind
Rosie Duffield
Canterbury
Lab
Hugh Gaffney
Lab
Ruth George
DUP
Paul Girvan
Lab
Mary Glindon
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Lab
Mike Hill
LD
Christine Jardine
Edinburgh West
Con
Stephen Kerr
SNP
David Linden
Lab
Sandy Martin
SNP
Stewart Malcolm McDonald
Lab
Catherine McKinnell
Newcastle upon Tyne North
Lab
Anna McMorrin
Cardiff North
SNP
John McNally
Lab
Ian Mearns
SNP
Carol Monaghan
Lab
Ian Murray
Edinburgh South
Ind
Jared O'Mara
Lab
Jo Platt
Leigh and Atherton
Lab
Ms Marie Rimmer
St Helens South and Whiston
Lab
Lloyd Russell-Moyle
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
DUP
David Simpson
Lab
Alex Sobel
Leeds Central and Headingley
SNP
Chris Stephens
SNP
Alison Thewliss
Lab
Liz Twist
Blaydon and Consett
Lab
Thelma Walker
Lab
Matt Western
Warwick and Leamington
Lab
Martin Whitfield (Sponsor)

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