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Health experts say that Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD is a condition that is often misdiagnosed. Not only that, but plagued by myths and misunderstandings, particularly regarding treatment. It is said to affect approximately 1 in 20 children and stays with them into adulthood where we see about 1-million adults in South Africa.
Guest: Prof Renata Schoeman - Psychiatrist and Head of Healthcare Leadership at Stellenbosch Business School and convenor of the 4th Southern African Multidisciplinary ADHD Congress
Guest: Dr Meryn Young - Specialist psychiatrist and member of the South African Society of Psychiatrists
Health experts say that Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD is a condition that is often misdiagnosed. Not only that, but plagued by myths and misunderstandings, particularly regarding treatment. It is said to affect approximately 1 in 20 children and stays with them into adulthood where we see about 1-million adults in South Africa.
Guest: Prof Renata Schoeman - Psychiatrist and Head of Healthcare Leadership at Stellenbosch Business School and convenor of the 4th Southern African Multidisciplinary ADHD Congress
Guest: Dr Meryn Young - Specialist psychiatrist and member of the South African Society of Psychiatrists