ADHD course for GPs
The session helps you to understand Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). It covers the epidemiology, aetiology, core symptoms, associated conditions, differential diagnosis and management of the disorder.
This session was reviewed by Khyati Bakhai and last updated in June 2021.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:
- identify the main symptoms of ADHD
- recognise children at possible risk of ADHD and determine when to make a referral
- describe how to manage ADHD in children
- identify comorbid conditions and other problems commonly associated with ADHD
- describe the role of the GP in supporting and managing a child and family with ADHD
Young children are naturally active, impulsive and excitable. They may fidget, interrupt constantly when you are on the phone or explode into a screaming rage when they cannot have their immediate needs gratified. At other times they may act as if in a daydream, failing to pay attention or finish what they start. However, as children grow, in addition to learning social rules, they also develop the capacity to sit still, pay attention and wait their turn.
Mandy Rose Is a Consultant Community Paediatrician and the lead for education for the Oxford University Hospitals Trust. She is based at the Children’s Hospital in Oxford.
Mandy trained in Paediatrics and general practice in the UK and gained her MPH from Johns Hopkins University USA. Prior to her current appointment, she worked extensively with multilateral and bilateral organisations in maternal and child public health in low resource settings. Mandy’s current interests are quality improvement, school health and child public health. As a mother of children with ADHD and SpLDs, she has a special interest in these areas also.
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