https://www.drsimonelli.com.au/blog daily 0.75 2026-03-12 https://www.drsimonelli.com.au/blog/wzt4cs9frrwj442pahntjgrgp9b5z4 monthly 0.5 2026-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/971136c7-d5d5-4f67-9321-d49752c4a09e/Screenshot+2026-03-12+at+22.44.56.png Blog - The Contract You Never Signed: Why Do So Many Married Couples End Up Feeling Invisible? - In my clinical work as a forensic psychiatrist, I sit across from people at the extreme end of this process: couples whose marriages have collapsed into litigation, whose accumulated grievances now fill court documents. The archaeology of the breakdown is usually clear by then. But what strikes me, over and over, is how early the erosion began — and how invisible it was to both parties while it was happening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/febb4b04-52fc-42d1-a4f2-4f0249d8a90f/Screenshot+2026-03-12+at+22.56.34.png Blog - The Contract You Never Signed: Why Do So Many Married Couples End Up Feeling Invisible? - What Esther Perel Understood About Desire and Disappearance The Belgian-American couples therapist Esther Perel, in her landmark work Mating in Captivity (2006), approaches the same terrain from a different angle. Her central insight is that the very closeness we build in long-term relationships can, paradoxically, make us invisible to each other. “Love enjoys knowing everything about you; desire needs mystery. Love likes to shrink the distance that exists between me and you, while desire is energised by it.” — Perel, E. (2006), Mating in Captivity https://www.drsimonelli.com.au/blog/ac86b64rxcam7rme7rf8mesc9dt7lx monthly 0.5 2026-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/8c8432eb-4f8c-4ed2-b649-4da7abbe4043/Screenshot+2026-02-27+at+00.50.10.png Blog - Parental Alienation vs Child Estrangement: What's the Difference — and Why Does It Matter in the Family Court? - Understanding the distinction matters enormously. It affects how the Family Court of Australia interprets a child's behaviour, how expert evidence is weighed, and ultimately what parenting orders are made. This article explains both concepts clearly — what they mean, how they differ, and how the Family Court approaches them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/bffd9937-7781-4245-aa70-d79a4dbe24e2/Screenshot+2026-02-27+at+00.53.14.png Blog - Parental Alienation vs Child Estrangement: What's the Difference — and Why Does It Matter in the Family Court? - This distinction is critical because the appropriate response differs completely. Reunification therapy and pressure to restore contact may be appropriate in alienation cases. In estrangement cases, the same approach can re-expose a child to harm and cause lasting psychological damage. Why the Distinction Is So Difficult to Make In practice, distinguishing between alienation and estrangement is among the most clinically challenging tasks in forensic child psychiatry. There are several reasons for this. First, they can coexist. A parent may engage in alienating behaviours and also exhibit genuinely poor parenting that contributes to the child's withdrawal. Apportioning the relative weight of each is rarely straightforward. Second, children are not reliable narrators. Children caught in high-conflict separations often absorb the anxieties, narratives, and language of the parent they live with — not necessarily because they are being deliberately manipulated, but because children are exquisitely sensitive to parental emotional states. Distinguishing a child who has been coached from one who has simply internalised a household atmosphere requires careful, structured assessment. https://www.drsimonelli.com.au/blog/en57ggrrdlt6jr3xb59tjt8nmwhdbz monthly 0.5 2026-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/118273b0-5353-421b-b07c-cf274023e568/Screenshot+2026-02-16+at+07.49.40.png Blog - Brooklyn Beckham’s Estrangement Explained: How Ruthless Fathers Create Champions — and What Happens When the Next Generation Overcorrects - I was watching Episode 2 of the Netflix documentary Beckham when a scene stopped me cold. Ted Beckham, David’s father, is being asked whether he was too hard on his son. The camera holds on to him. His answer is unequivocal: No. If I told him how good he was, then he’s got nothing to work at. Beside him, David’s mother, Sandra, visibly struggles. David himself, elsewhere in the series, describes being scared of his father’s feedback, of practising for hours each day, not out of love for the game but out of a compulsion born of fear. I had seen this scene before — or versions of it. In the opening minutes of HBO’s Tiger (2021), Earl Woods stands at a podium, voice cracking with emotion, telling an audience that his son will bring to the world “a humanitarianism which has never been known before.” He then addresses Tiger directly: “This is my treasure. Please accept it and use it wisely.” Behind the grandiosity was a man who had trained his son from the age of two with military precision — an ex-Green Beret who used psychological hardening techniques to build mental toughness in a toddler, who forbade him from trying other sports, who turned a childhood into a training programme. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/a3fb9786-ae88-47ae-beab-11ab887a1ec8/Screenshot+2026-02-16+at+07.49.53.png Blog - Brooklyn Beckham’s Estrangement Explained: How Ruthless Fathers Create Champions — and What Happens When the Next Generation Overcorrects - The Second Father: Alex Ferguson and the Replication of Ruthlessness There is an under-appreciated chapter in the Beckham story that adds another layer of complexity. When David left home at fifteen to join Manchester United’s youth academy, he did not escape the model of the demanding, withholding father. He found a second one. David has described Sir Alex Ferguson in remarkably filial terms: “I always looked at the boss as a father figure. I moved up from east London when I was 15 years old and, even though he was Manchester United’s manager, he was like my dad.” In the Beckham documentary, he elaborated: “Alex Ferguson was someone that I looked up to as a father figure. One of the most important people in my life from the age of 12, 13, when I first met him.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/653a78ff-e98c-4665-b529-95172494ddd7/Screenshot+2026-02-16+at+07.52.38.png Blog - Brooklyn Beckham’s Estrangement Explained: How Ruthless Fathers Create Champions — and What Happens When the Next Generation Overcorrects - Make it stand out Left: Brooklyn with his grandfather Ted at his 2022 wedding. Right: The Beckham family at a formal event — before the estrangement. https://www.drsimonelli.com.au/blog/4nhm79szhfk6wc56myayx4g379n6tp monthly 0.5 2026-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/8f2b2638-bce6-4819-b940-f5b20ccf173a/Screenshot+2026-02-11+at+16.08.51.png Blog - Cinderella in the Family Court: Fairy Tales, Sibling Rivalry, and the Broken Parental Dyad - The Split Dyad and the Cinderella Dynamic In an intact family, the parental couple — whatever its imperfections — serves as a container for sibling relationships. Children can compete, argue, and reconcile within a structure that holds. The parents regulate the emotional temperature. When that couple fractures, particularly in a high-conflict separation, the containing function collapses. What follows can look remarkably like Cinderella’s household. Children who once related to each other as ordinary siblings may begin to split along parental lines. One child aligns with the mother, another with the father. The aligned child becomes the favoured one — the “stepsister” who gets to go to the ball — while the other feels displaced, invisible, and forced into the ashes. These roles aren’t fixed. They can reverse depending on whose house the children are in or which parent is currently the more dominant figure in proceedings. The sibling rivalry we observe in these families is almost never primary. It is symptomatic — a downstream expression of the parental conflict enacted through the children. The child who appears to bully a sibling may be performing loyalty to an aligned parent. The child who withdraws may be mourning a lost family structure they cannot articulate. Neither child is the villain the surface narrative suggests. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/e342e6eb-3f43-48a2-adc3-efccf67674ec/Screenshot+2026-02-11+at+16.08.42.png Blog - Cinderella in the Family Court: Fairy Tales, Sibling Rivalry, and the Broken Parental Dyad - This concept has particular resonance in family court work, where the standard of parenting under scrutiny is never perfection. The Court is not seeking flawless parents. It is assessing whether each parent can provide “good enough” care — that is, whether they can meet the child’s physical, emotional, and developmental needs within an acceptable range. When we assess parental capacity in the context of a separation, we are essentially asking Bettelheim’s question: Can this parent remain emotionally available to their child despite the fracture in the adult relationship? The difficulty, of course, is that high-conflict separation often erodes precisely the capacities that “good enough” parenting requires. Parents consumed by litigation, grievance, and the need to be vindicated may lose sight of the child’s internal world altogether. They become preoccupied with the adult narrative — who did what to whom — and the child’s experience of sibling displacement, loyalty conflict, and grief goes unwitnessed. In Cinderella’s terms, the parent becomes the stepmother: physically present but emotionally elsewhere. https://www.drsimonelli.com.au/blog/w3x2bmtthg8bm2x9hwdgrnfzhg6zf9 monthly 0.5 2026-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/f48fe693-5455-4cb7-98a2-df760460b542/Screenshot+2025-11-06+at+10.46.30.png Blog - What to Say to Your Child About Family Court: Practical Guidance Using "The Tiger Who Came to Tea" - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/da3385bf-700b-46d6-931a-fc2e7186d095/Screenshot+2025-11-06+at+10.45.29.png Blog - What to Say to Your Child About Family Court: Practical Guidance Using "The Tiger Who Came to Tea" - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/b8bf3dcf-ad52-4804-a958-f7441e8f0d8e/Screenshot+2025-11-06+at+10.45.58.png Blog - What to Say to Your Child About Family Court: Practical Guidance Using "The Tiger Who Came to Tea" - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.drsimonelli.com.au/blog/xfb997nshef96ysjmffle2dnb7fl53 monthly 0.5 2026-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/e2c3dd91-7526-457f-807e-89155590d60e/Untitled+%2810%29.png Blog - Building Resilience While Navigating Family Court: A Guide for Australian Parents - Make it stand out Dunbar High School students sit at Audi Field in Washington, D.C., during the class of 2021 commencement on June 23. One student's cap reads: "Against all odds 2021," in light of the challenges that virtual classes and other obstacles posed during the COVID-19. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/eb724d7e-af48-430b-a5de-9c565f98e289/Untitled+%2811%29.png Blog - Building Resilience While Navigating Family Court: A Guide for Australian Parents - Make it stand out Four-year-old Steven Portillo receives an outdoor bath at his home in Caña Brava, a rural section of the Santo Tomás municipality in El Salvador where there isn't any indoor plumbing. In recent years, women from Santo Tomás have become an unlikely band of water defenders, organising to fight water shortages. https://www.drsimonelli.com.au/blog/lk9lr6nbnmwfcdadjc4n9l5cr4m77r monthly 0.5 2026-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/f8e0bdca-0360-499e-91f6-ed066ad1393f/Collage+maker+project.jpeg Blog - D.W. 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Winnicott's "The Child, the Family and the Outside World": Timeless Wisdom for Modern Families - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.drsimonelli.com.au/blog/wfn2d8csgf2ymjdgby2arxwpn4adsa monthly 0.5 2026-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/b921cb08-062d-44b9-934b-870560cc8468/Screenshot+2025-09-19+at+12.16.28.png Blog - Navigating Modern Parenting: Understanding Today's Changing Roles for Mothers and Fathers - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.drsimonelli.com.au/blog/cldz39wdcfy4cpcedtgp2aa9mdz5dk monthly 0.5 2026-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/1b8ed546-3b8a-40d4-962b-6fcad2b624c4/Father%27s+looking+out+to+sea.png Blog - A Father’s Day Weekend Reflection: - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.drsimonelli.com.au/blog/wls78zafy9zldwfxe5mbmkfnkh9fbc monthly 0.5 2026-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/da210362-e5c0-48b7-9128-601a9f914cde/Screenshot+2025-07-14+at+10.51.26.png Blog - Parenting Styles: Why the Popular Framework Might Be Missing the Point - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/0e913457-1067-418d-8168-5fe93ebdc52d/Screenshot+2025-07-14+at+10.58.59.png Blog - Parenting Styles: Why the Popular Framework Might Be Missing the Point - Make it stand out Diana Baumrind was a real trailblazer. We have to keep developing our thinking https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/9c300687-202c-4737-9505-590871435fa2/Screenshot+2025-07-14+at+11.17.30.png Blog - Parenting Styles: Why the Popular Framework Might Be Missing the Point - Make it stand out Can you pick the celebrities in these photos? All speak of powerful parental relationships. https://www.drsimonelli.com.au/blog/https/wwwdrsimonellicomau/blog-page-url/new-post-title-5 monthly 0.5 2026-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/28c48b37-4417-4864-9839-983d8a97e4b5/Screenshot+2025-05-27+at+3.33.38%E2%80%AFpm.png Blog - Spellbound: When Fantasy Meets Divorce - A New Chapter in Cinema's Approach to Family Separation - Make it stand out When parents become monsters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/83dd4544-eac3-41ad-9248-b3cb81ec39a6/Screenshot+2025-05-27+at+3.30.09%E2%80%AFpm.jpg Blog - Spellbound: When Fantasy Meets Divorce - A New Chapter in Cinema's Approach to Family Separation - Make it stand out Things were so much simpler back then… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/e534067e-300e-4bfd-84e8-5e6fe643d622/Screenshot+2025-05-27+at+3.35.54%E2%80%AFpm.png Blog - Spellbound: When Fantasy Meets Divorce - A New Chapter in Cinema's Approach to Family Separation - Make it stand out The emotional authenticity of Kramer v Kramer is heard to beat https://www.drsimonelli.com.au/blog/https/wwwdrsimonellicomau/blog-page-url/new-post-title-3 monthly 0.5 2026-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/f490ead2-f676-4fbd-9e45-a484579a5442/Screenshot+2025-01-10+at+2.10.16%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - Family Law Through Musical Magic: What Matilda Taught Me About Modern Family Courts - Make it stand out Section 8 of the Children Act 1989 determined who a child should live with, spend time with, or have other types of contact with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/b08de458-24a7-4138-aea9-c36d306c2943/Screenshot+2025-01-12+at+5.30.38%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - Family Law Through Musical Magic: What Matilda Taught Me About Modern Family Courts - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/6b8da2b7-3b9d-4011-979b-96b38da02586/Screenshot+2025-01-12+at+6.41.39%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - Family Law Through Musical Magic: What Matilda Taught Me About Modern Family Courts - Make it stand out Phillipa Castle interviewed 15 women who had offered voluntary relinquishment. The findings were not so straight-forward. https://www.drsimonelli.com.au/blog/australias-adhd-senate-inquiry-a-missed-opportunity-for-meaningful-change monthly 0.5 2026-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/5cd02b9c-a59e-4b18-88d8-334dffbc4d5a/Screenshot+2024-12-14+at+6.11.24%E2%80%AFAM.png Blog - Australia's ADHD Senate Inquiry: A Missed Opportunity for Meaningful Change - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/ad034858-9f5e-4259-974c-9fa8d9778491/Executive+Summary.png Blog - Australia's ADHD Senate Inquiry: A Missed Opportunity for Meaningful Change - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/fe64083f-4cd9-4587-a8c6-2f2f0129b13f/What+Happen%27s+next.png Blog - Australia's ADHD Senate Inquiry: A Missed Opportunity for Meaningful Change - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/3740d425-cab4-4ae0-9207-8ca237e44346/Screenshot+2024-12-14+at+7.01.38%E2%80%AFAM.png Blog - Australia's ADHD Senate Inquiry: A Missed Opportunity for Meaningful Change - Make it stand out Professor Coghill presenting at an AADPA Annual Conference https://www.drsimonelli.com.au/blog/z8wosul8h4mwhb8pkwnxr5cro5gart monthly 0.5 2026-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/02d5f00d-32d1-444d-a9ee-b587b126b046/Family+on+screens.jpg Blog - Parents and Social Media: Parenting Children in the Age of Screens - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/7b69d68b-b0c6-44d5-9cb0-151439dd503d/Screenshot+2024-12-12+at+8.02.51%E2%80%AFAM.png Blog - Parents and Social Media: Parenting Children in the Age of Screens - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/75cf52b9-7981-4b17-9f25-879e03481bfd/kids+on+the+phone.jpg Blog - Parents and Social Media: Parenting Children in the Age of Screens - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/e6edcb5a-3b24-41b8-aa4e-6e4dbf373ac5/tween+on+phone.jpg Blog - Parents and Social Media: Parenting Children in the Age of Screens - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/8afba74c-0ffd-4f7c-b6e7-0b903fa3d0c0/family+playing.jpg Blog - Parents and Social Media: Parenting Children in the Age of Screens - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.drsimonelli.com.au/blog/cope-with-adhd-strategies monthly 0.5 2026-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/02746ef4-7bb7-4345-880c-cd0748bfe729/how+to+cope+with+adhd Blog - How to Cope with ADHD: Insights from a Compelling 2-Part Podcast - Make it stand out It makes the Spotify Top 100 podcasts! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/6c230ce8-82df-499c-a8e4-dfec8fa3a380/how+to+cope+with+adhd Blog - How to Cope with ADHD: Insights from a Compelling 2-Part Podcast - Make it stand out A truly broad range of topics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/a60f8db8-6e5c-4b6a-b140-acf77d759d3d/how+to+cope+with+adhd Blog - How to Cope with ADHD: Insights from a Compelling 2-Part Podcast - Make it stand out Who’s your favourite ADHDer? 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How to Tell the Difference - Make it stand out ADHD and attachment issues can look really similar - things like inattention, hyperactivity, and poor social skills overlap. How do you tell what's really going on? In this article, I'll break down the key differences between ADHD and insecure attachment. You'll learn how to spot the distinct symptoms of each and get actionable tips to support your child, no matter the cause. With some insider knowledge, you'll be able to advocate for your kid and get them the help they need. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/dac5cf1b-945b-4d9e-8dc8-b7119105eda8/adhd+and+Attachment Blog - ADHD or Attachment Issues? How to Tell the Difference - Inattention People with inattention have trouble focusing or organising their thoughts. They may frequently lose or forget things like keys, phones or important papers. Staying focused on tasks like chores, work or school assignments can feel impossible. Many people call this type of ADHD "ADD" or attention deficit disorder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/4ceab1d6-4063-4209-bc44-e79989682595/adhd+and+Attachment Blog - ADHD or Attachment Issues? How to Tell the Difference - Hyperactivity and Impulsivity Those with hyperactivity and impulsivity struggle to control impulses and often feel restless or "on the go". They may frequently fidget, talk excessively or have trouble engaging in quiet activities. Impulsive behaviours like interrupting others or difficulty waiting their turn are also common. For some, these symptoms decrease with age while for others they continue into adulthood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/edbb1f80-e8bf-414d-aa77-c7d5d2c7cb4c/adhd+and+Attachment Blog - ADHD or Attachment Issues? How to Tell the Difference - Anxious Attachment Children with an anxious attachment style tend to be clingy and worried about separation from their caregiver. They have learned that the only way to have their needs met is to constantly seek closeness and reassurance. As they get older, they may become overly dependent on relationships and have trouble trusting that others will meet their needs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/fe88f787-0bf2-417d-a29b-bcca8d4d4d49/adhd+and+Attachment Blog - ADHD or Attachment Issues? How to Tell the Difference https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/5ba5c810-ef9f-4475-98ab-515d165c32d2/ADHD+or+Attachment+Issues%3F+How+to+Tell+the+Difference Blog - ADHD or Attachment Issues? How to Tell the Difference https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/82434a7d-6c99-4146-b2b1-cf6cc5df33d2/ADHD+or+Attachment Blog - ADHD or Attachment Issues? How to Tell the Difference - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.drsimonelli.com.au/blog/recent-trends-in-adhd-diagnosis-and-treatment monthly 0.5 2026-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/3b208ae8-6e0e-4bd2-be3e-befa55131341/ADHD+diagnosis Blog - The Changing Landscape of ADHD: Recent Trends in Diagnoses and Treatment - Make it stand out Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has been a topic of increasing interest in recent years, particularly with reports of rising prescriptions for stimulant medications and proposed changes by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) regarding tele-health prescribing [1,2,3]. As a psychiatrist specialising in ADHD treatment, I find it crucial to stay informed about the latest trends and research in this field. A recent study by Epic Research provides valuable insights into the changing landscape of ADHD diagnoses and treatment [4]. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/6422fed3-2bb9-49b9-a2f4-c2b977db3a05/ADHD+diagnosis Blog - The Changing Landscape of ADHD: Recent Trends in Diagnoses and Treatment - Consistency in Medication Prescriptions One of the most striking findings from the study is the consistency in stimulant medication prescriptions for ADHD patients. Since 2013, between 61% and 64% of patients with ADHD diagnoses have been prescribed stimulant medications. This percentage has actually decreased from a high of 68% in 2011 [4]. Interestingly, while stimulant prescriptions have remained relatively stable, there has been a slight increase in non-stimulant ADHD medication prescriptions. The percentage of patients prescribed only non-stimulant medications increased from 5% in 2011-2017 to 7% in 2021 and 2022 [4]. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/4d378b8b-23f8-4e8d-b1a3-ae6c6d5b320d/ADHD+diagnosis Blog - The Changing Landscape of ADHD: Recent Trends in Diagnoses and Treatment - Rising ADHD Diagnoses Perhaps the most significant trend revealed by the study is the substantial increase in ADHD diagnoses. The incidence of ADHD in the study population has tripled since 2010, rising from 0.19% of patients to 0.57% in 2022. The most marked increase occurred from 2020 to 2022 [4]. This trend raises important questions about the factors contributing to this rise. While increased awareness and improved diagnostic tools may play a role, it's crucial to consider other potential influences, such as changes in our educational and social environments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/b0821d61-8888-4cef-b145-39a2b344303a/ADHD+diagnosis Blog - The Changing Landscape of ADHD: Recent Trends in Diagnoses and Treatment - Rising ADHD Diagnoses Perhaps the most significant trend revealed by the study is the substantial increase in ADHD diagnoses. The incidence of ADHD in the study population has tripled since 2010, rising from 0.19% of patients to 0.57% in 2022. The most marked increase occurred from 2020 to 2022 [4]. This trend raises important questions about the factors contributing to this rise. While increased awareness and improved diagnostic tools may play a role, it's crucial to consider other potential influences, such as changes in our educational and social environments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a08d58b2a3fe788c3eb63f/bfa1f846-d68d-4289-a317-d5f341a0c52f/ADHD+diagnosis Blog - The Changing Landscape of ADHD: Recent Trends in Diagnoses and Treatment - Age-Related Trends The study also revealed interesting age-related trends in ADHD diagnoses: 1. Children aged 6-11 remain the most likely to be diagnosed with ADHD [4]. 2. There's been a significant increase in diagnoses among adults. For instance, the incidence in the 30-49 age group nearly doubled from 0.34% in 2020 to 0.64% in 2022 [4]. 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