ADHD
‘Postcode lottery’ in mental health services must end - The Irish News view
Patchy ADHD and early intervention services highlight why more investment is needed
Adults being failed by lack of ADHD services across the north
With no regionally commissioned services for adult ADHD in Northern Ireland. health trusts have no requirement to manage waiting lists. The result is potentially thousands of people struggling to live their daily life with no support or medication. Jenny Lee investigates what is being done to change the situation and chats to one Belfast man forced to pay for his monthly medication
Young people demand mental health medication despite being ‘not that ill’ – peer
Baroness Fox of Buckley said attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has become the ‘fashionable disorder’.
Early years specialist Mine Conkbayir says MBE brings with it a ‘moral duty’
The neuroscientist hosts the podcast I’m ADHD! No You’re Not with her husband, actor Paul Whitehouse.
New study finds best treatments for adults with ADHD
Stimulant drugs are well tolerated and have an impact on symptoms, according to the review.
Loose Women’s Denise Welch: I no longer live in fear of depression coming back
The actress and TV personality talks simple self-care, positive ageing and why she’s all about making life as easy as possible. By Abi Jackson.
‘Being ADHD, I struggle to close my mind down’ - Sarah McCaffrey of the Royal Television Society in Northern Ireland
Gail Bell asks experts and people in the public eye what keeps them going. This week: Sarah McCaffrey, chair of the Royal Television Society in Northern Ireland
The reality of having OCD is not a cleaner house, it’s having a million lightbulb moments a day - Brónagh Diamond
Brónagh Diamond on OCD
Children in England waiting years for autism and cerebral palsy diagnoses – data
The Children’s Commissioner said the findings were ‘a stark reminder of the daily fight children and their families face seeking support’.