GPs need better training to deal with ’emerging ADHD crisis’
Perth GP Dr Andrew Leech welcomes the Senate’s report on ADHD but urges the government to act fast.
“One of the things that stood out for me was the word stigma.”
Perth GP Dr Andrew Leech is talking about the long-awaited Senate inquiry report into ADHD services that was handed down this week.
“I did not really appreciate that it is a stigma for patients to have to get help,” he tells AusDoc.
“They have to jump through so many hoops, go through so many different pathways to try to get a diagnosis or treatment.
