The history of the diagnosis of ADHD It is believed that Sir George Still first documented symptoms of poor attention and hyperactivity. In 1902 he gave three lectures in March, at the Royal College of Physicians in London. He referred to 43 children, describing poor attention with little inhibitory volition, although their intellect was normal. …
So you think you may have….. When do you go to your GP? When you consider there is something that you need for prevention, such as antihypertensives or asthma inhalers, or when you are ill. In psychiatry often the question is does this person have… In severe disorders, involving psychosis, you do not need to …
Treatment postcode lottery Tomorrow heralds an exciting day in psychiatry. In The Netherlands, donanemab clinical trial results will be published for the first time. We anticipate that they will be positive as a similar drug trial was published last year, for the trial drug lecanemab, that slowed down the cognitive decline in early Alzheimer’s disease …
New social media platforms Unless you have been in a media blackout this last week you will be aware that there is a new kid on the block. Threads is a rival to Twitter and is owned by meta. Twitter has changed since its new owner last October. There have been some progressive changes halted, …
Gambling addiction How much are you aware of the possibility of addiction to gambling. It is common knowledge that cigarettes, particularly nicotine, are addictive but what about other addictions? Gambling disorder is classified separately as a disorder of addictive behaviour, as opposed to an addiction to substances such as alcohol. It is considered a “Gaming …
