By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh
18th August:- The Department of Psychiatry,
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI), Chandigarh is
organising a one and a half day CME-cum-Workshop for psychiatrists on ‘Skill Building for Assessment and Management
of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder’ on 20th and
21st August, 2016. The academic program shall be held in the Lecture
Theatre Complex of PGI, Chandigarh. Prof. Ajit Avasthi, Head, Department of
Psychiatry is the Organising Chairperson and Dr. Ruchita Shah and Dr. Akhilesh
are the Organizing Secretaries of this program.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common childhood psychiatric conditions and
affects about 5% of school-going children. It is a neuro-developmental disorder
that begins in childhood, but runs a chronic course. The core symptoms are
inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. This disorder adversely affects a
child’s academic functioning and schooling. Also, it leads to significant
problems in other spheres of life such as social and peer relations. A majority
of children continue to have symptoms through their adolescence and even upto
adulthood. The disorder also negatively affects the quality of life of
individuals with ADHD, and the people around them. If left untreated, children
are vulnerable to develop conduct symptoms and addictions, indulge in dissocial
and impulsive acts and are at higher risk of developing other psychiatric
disorders in adulthood. In other words, the consequences of this disorder are
far reaching and involve all spheres of an individual’s life and span across
his lifetime. ADHD is further associated with substantial financial burden for
individuals and families. Despite all the associated impairments, often parents
and teachers do not know or recognize the nature of problem and may consider
the child to be lazy or deliberately disruptive. Also, they are at a loss about
how to best tackle these problems.
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