urizen123 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I'll be honest with you guys, this has left me feeling a little annoyed. This hoax basically ridicules people who DO have motivational issues - implying that they're simply "lazy" - ultimately disregarding the fact that their situation may be caused by legitimate mental disorders.

urizen123 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The third result on the Google search should be a link to a BMJ article (in PDF format) commenting on the april fool, and apologizing to everyone who was taken in by it.

urizen123 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Right. It's time to put an end to this once and for all - Enter "motivational defiency hoax" (without quotes) into Google. The first result should be titled "Red faces all round after disease hoax..." - Read that. The source of the hoax was an article posted in the BMJ (British Medical Journal) - and it's since been confirmed that the article was in fact an april fool joke.

Krissyw229 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Restless Leg Syndrome is very real massoon, and who are you to say it isn't?

varoshah (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

can you say: "conflict of interest"!!!! PLEASE... its a pathetic attempt by big pharma to lure more people into taking adverse reaction drugs,,,

so600 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I am just wondering if Prof Leth argos went to the same medical school as that eminent Irish professor Dr A Pat Etic??

xaqary (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

sarcasm lost. wow.

massoonmann (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

this is an even bigger joke that restless leg syndrome...

benjudd1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Er, didnt you read their comment? the film was made by doctors including a Neurologist. I expect that you are an 'astroturfer' (fake grass roots) whose job is to promote phamaceutical company interests, but its not washing with us who have extensive experience with disease and medications. The pharma industry is corrupted by the money it seeks, and has no morals, and needs a serious spotlight put on it.

ADHDRollerCoaster (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I understand that you feel you are acting out of concern for exploitation. But I still maintain you are acting out of ignorance. Experienced physicians who understand brain-based deficits should be concerned that millions of people in the US alone -- not to mention the rest of the world -- are being judged as lazy when in fact they lack brain-based motivation. And they'd not feed into the anti-psychiatry/anti-medication trend. We need education, not more dumbing-down, especially in Australia.