Let’s connect for Children’s Mental Health Week

By |2023-02-07T16:16:21+00:00February 7th, 2023|Autism, Child & Adolescent, Family|

The 2023 theme for Children’s Mental Health Week is ‘Let’s Connect’. Whilst connecting is believed to be a given, the limit of our connection is often in the form of instructions to get dressed, encouraging the brushing of teeth and ...read more

Some common mental health conditions in under-18s

By |2022-09-21T16:19:42+01:00September 21st, 2022|Child & Adolescent, Family|

ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) The core features are inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. The definition relies on a list of nine features of inattention and nine features of hyperactivity/Impulsivity. Prevalence rates are debatable. A very old London study showed that, with a ...read more

My child is home-schooled – can I still get an ADHD assessment?

By |2021-07-27T14:00:45+01:00July 27th, 2021|ADHD, Child & Adolescent|

This is a query that I've received quite frequently – in short, the answer is Yes of course! All assessments undertaken at Psychiatry UK comply with the NICE guidelines on the assessment of ADHD in Children & Adolescents (ref NICE ...read more

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