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How an ADHD diagnosis was the start of Natalia’s life unravelling

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Natalia was first diagnosed with ADHD in 2022.(Background Briefing: Jack Fisher)

Natalia had a job at a prestigious university, $120,000 in the bank, a loving partner, and shared custody of her two sons.

Then one day, a little over a year later, she woke up in a psychiatric hospital, where doctors told her she was experiencing what’s known as stimulant-induced psychosis.

Psychiatrists in Australian hospitals say they're witnessing more and more of it.

In this week's episode, reporter Ange Lavoipierre investigates why

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Sydney, Mental Health, Mental Wellbeing, Medical Ethics, Doctors and Medical Professionals, Psychiatry, Psychosis, ADHD
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