ADHD with Professor David Coghill

<p>Prof David Coghill is a child and adolescent psychiatrist who holds the Chair of Developmental Mental Health at the University of Melbourne. Professor Coghill has a particular interest in ADHD, disruptive behaviours and psychopharmacology (the study of the use of medications in treating mental disorders).</p> <p>In this conversation we cover what ADHD / ADD is, how it's dignosed, the difference between child and adult cases and the difference between how males vs females express their ADHD. We talk about how it's treated, the medication and what it means to have ADHD.</p> <p> </p> <p>Resources</p> <p><a href='https://www.additudemag.com/'>https://www.additudemag.com/</a> a great resource with loads of good info – a few questionable bits but that is always going to be the case</p> <p><a href='https://aadpa.com.au/'>https://aadpa.com.au/</a>  - the official Australian ADHD page, lots of very authoritative information</p> <p>The paper with all of the charts that Prof Coghill refers to can be found at <a href='http://www.talklink.com.au/podcast'>www.talklink.com.au/podcast</a></p> <p> </p> <p>The organisation that organised the ADHD Conference is:</p> <p><a href='http://www.myspecialchildonline.com'>www.myspecialchildonline.com</a></p> <p> </p>