Depressive and Bipolar disorders ?Anxiety Disorders ?Chemical and 

Behavioral Addictions- Drugs, alcohol, disordered eating, gambling, 

sexual addictions, etc. ?Oppositional Defiant and Conduct Disorders ?

Learning Disorders, including receptive and expressive language 

problems, reading and written language ?Psychotic Disorders and 

Pervasive Developmental Disorders ?Obsessive/Compulsive Disorders ?

Personality Disorders ?Tic Disorders ?Hypo and Hyperthyroidism ?Sleep 

Disturbances ?Chromosomal anomalies and other Developmental Syndromes ?

Brain Trauma 



I believe that he is referring to Tic Disorders.   As the above list contrains 12 items, I can dismiss his claims.  If, whilst reading this list you are compelled to believe that you suffer from ADD or ADHD, it is likely that you are a hypochondriac.