Meet the Central African Republic’s only practising clinical psychologist
A cruel, unrelenting cycle of poverty, drinking and fetal alcohol syndrome robs families of all hope.
Sport has helped many people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder to focus and build their self-esteem, writes Patrick Barkham.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has not been the exclusive domain of children. It also tends to affect adults.
Many scientists are now focusing on the power of environmental factors.
Many people develop the condition in adulthood and most are not diagnosed.
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/ 12 December 2008
Patricia Maganu uses journalistic subterfuge to allay her fears for her son’s health.
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/ 30 September 2008
The use of Ritalin and similar drugs is extensive and, some argue, employed indiscriminately for children diagnosed with ADHD.