Tag: ADHD
Adhd investigations gobble up bup resources
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen ADHD investigations take up a large part of the doctor’s time at the country’s bup clinics. Archive image. Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/TT 70 percent of doctor’s…
Wanted adhd medication hunted on Facebook
The medicine is only approved for children – but is still prescribed for adults • Doctors go against the Medical Devices Agency The ADHD medicine Attentin is a centrally stimulating…
Restlessness in the head: ADHD in women often missed
Estrogen has the same function as dopamine, the substance in the brain that is imbalanced in ADHD, Kooij explains. “If the estrogen drops, you have twice nothing, so to speak.…
ADHD can be undetected trauma: “Gang crime is the tip of the iceberg”
More and more children are diagnosed with ADHD. Gustav Elmberger has previously worked at hvb homes, among others in Södertälje municipality, and now specializes in trauma. He believes that it…
These 6 signs you may have ADHD as an adult
News Published on 06/12/2024 at 5:47 p.m. Updated 06/12/2024 at 5:47 p.m. Reading 3 min. On this National Day for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), it seemed interesting to us…
The land of ADHD
▸ The number of ADHD diagnoses in Sweden has increased sharply in recent years. On the list of the countries that prescribe the most ADHD drugs in the world, Sweden…
Experts: Doctors need to be more careful with ADHD drugs
It is well known in the medical profession that ADHD preparations containing lisdexamfetamine, sold in Sweden under the brand name Elvanse, can trigger psychosis in sensitive people. This is the…
15 percent of all boys are expected to receive an ADHD diagnosis
Sweden stands out in the global statistics on the number of people diagnosed with ADHD. The number of ADHD diagnoses has increased sharply over time in Sweden. The increase has…
7 Unexpected But Relatively Common Signs of ADHD in Women
News Published on 05/24/2024 at 3:39 p.m. Updated 05/24/2024 at 3:39 p.m. Reading 3 min. in collaboration with Johanna Rozenblum (clinical psychologist) Our knowledge of attention disorder is growing over…
ADHD: self-diagnosing is getting easier, but is it a good idea?
News Published on 03/06/2024 at 6:06 p.m. Updated 03/06/2024 at 6:06 p.m. Reading 3 min. in collaboration with Olivier Bonnot (Child psychiatrist and head of department at Barthélémy-Durand hospital) In…