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it looks like one of the reasons they're so strict about #ADHD diagnoses here is simply about capacity, according to this news story i'm reading:

https://www.nrk.no/rogaland/maja-brukte-sparepengene-pa-adhd-diagnosen-_-men-fikk-ikke-hjelp-av-det-offentlige-helsevesenet-1.16410027

the public mental healthcare system is completely overwhelmed. it doesn't have enough money and resources and must triage heavily.

some people get diagnosed by private healthcare providers and pay big sums for it, yet still get turned down for further assistance when they return to the public healthcare system afterwards. a diagnosis isn't enough. it must be a very serious case to be eligible for therapy.

this severe under-capacity explains a lot. that's why they offer so little help. best you can hope for is medications or welfare money.

Thorwegian (old account) 2y ago

"limited money and resources" isn't something you associate with Scandinavia, but when a healthcare system must try to help everyone - even people who wouldn't normally be covered by health insurance - everything has to be spread more thinly.

the speed and frequency of care you get as a working person is reduced somewhat, because your tax money is also subsidising the poor and the disabled.

in countries where you actually have to be able to afford health insurance or pay in cash to even get help, nothing is subsidised. those people just fall off a cliff.

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Thorwegian (old account) 2y ago

it can result in some ridiculous situations where the government is trying to save money and resources on healthcare, but later down the line, they up spending more on you because now you need disability benefits instead...