A Perspective On ADHD – EXPIRED

This presentation will look at the following:

• Ethical considerations
• How do we know a treatment works?
• How does the treatment work?
  • The synapse
  • Serotonin, Dopamine, Noradrenaline
• Specific conditions and their treatment
• Monitoring medication
• How long to treat for?
• Take-home messages
• Consent
  • Children may consent to medical treatment from age 12 if competent to do so (Children’s Act)
• Assent
  • the agreement of someone not able to give legal consent to participate in the activity
  • treatment of minor children requires the consent of the parent or legal guardian and the assent of child, wherever possible