by Dr Brendan Belsham | Feb 12, 2016 | ADHD
PHONE IN ADHD IN ADULTS & CHILDREN DR RYKIE LIEBENBERG Johannesburg based adult psychiatrist and convenor of the ADHD South African Special Interest Group DR BRENDAN BELSHAM, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in Johannesburg Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity...
by Dr Brendan Belsham | Sep 28, 2015 | ADHD
The teacher reports that your child is underachieving in the classroom, and suggests an assessment. It may have been a series of phone calls, possibly from several teachers over the years, and you are feeling increasingly hounded. Where do you turn? If ADHD...
by Dr Brendan Belsham | Aug 28, 2013 | ADHD
James (not his true name) was referred to me some 10 years ago, aged seven, in his grade two year. He is the middle child of three, from an intact nuclear family. His teacher was concerned about his poor concentration in the classroom, to the extent that he was...
by Dr Brendan Belsham | Feb 27, 2013 | ADHD
ADHD is a highly heritable condition. There are very few medical disorders or traits as genetic as this one. For example, studies reveal that the ADHD syndrome is almost as heritable as your height. But how do we know this? Close relatives (immediate family) of an...
by Dr Brendan Belsham | Jan 30, 2013 | ADHD
‘Please test him for ADD’ We find it comforting to rely on an X-ray or a blood test to unequivocally establish or refute a diagnosis. But unfortunately, with Attention Deficit Disorder, no such test exists. Not yet, at least. No, the diagnosis rests on the...
