Bill Woods speaks with Dr Tanveer Ahmed, Psychiatrist and social commentator, to discuss annual data from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme that shows prescriptions for ADHD medications have more than doubled within a decade.

Adults now outnumber those for children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder with the greatest increase seen being adults being prescribed Ritalin.

Bill Woods speaks with Dr Tanveer Ahmed, Psychiatrist and social commentator, to discuss annual data from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme that shows prescriptions for ADHD medications have more than doubled within a decade.
Adults now outnumber those for children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder with the greatest increase seen being adults being prescribed Ritalin.

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