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Are we diagnosing the right people with ADHD?
Manage episode 495181385 series 5409
Treating attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with medication can be life-changing.
It's consistently associated with lower risks of self-harm, unintentional injury, traffic crashes and crime.
However a new study has found as prescription rates increased, some of these associations weakened.
Guest/s
- Professor David Coghill, chair of developmental mental health at the University of Melbourne and president of the Australasian ADHD Professionals Association.
References
1549 episodes
Manage episode 495181385 series 5409
Treating attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with medication can be life-changing.
It's consistently associated with lower risks of self-harm, unintentional injury, traffic crashes and crime.
However a new study has found as prescription rates increased, some of these associations weakened.
Guest/s
- Professor David Coghill, chair of developmental mental health at the University of Melbourne and president of the Australasian ADHD Professionals Association.
References
1549 episodes
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