Question:
The trouble with that argument is that it is based in the assumption thatone must understand brain function in order to figure out whether somespecific approach works or does not. In fact it is not necessary to know_anything_ about brain function to determine if some specific treatment hasa beneficial effect on a specific condition. All you have to do is try thetreatment and try a placebo and see if there is any difference in outcomes.And in the case of ADHD and nutrition this _was_ done and there was _no__difference_. I really do not understand why you are having so much troublegrasping this concept.

Answer: This completely misses the point.

Connie, if you find any value in this please repost it for John Clarke. I amposting to MHA only.

Connie is not advocating a specific supplement but treatment from a holisticpractioner who will tailor a treatment to the subject.

You cannot test any holistic treatment by placebo testing an element of thatholistic treatment. Your technique is a parody of the scientific method. The treatment is too complex to be 'proved ' or 'disproved' by this method.If you wish to test the treatment then you must do a comparison with anexisting treatment. You will find plenty of studies on medline where thisapproach is used.

You would need to take a number of potential subjects and randomly assign themto the treatments. Follow up as long as is necessary, then blind theresearchers as to the treatments and let them analyse the results.

Has this ever been done?

If not, your studies are irrelevant, they have nothing to do with the issuesConnie is discussing.