The British Journal of Psychiatry (2006) 188: 501-a22. doi: 10.1192/bjp.188.6.501-a22
© 2006 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
Psychiatry in pictures
ALLAN BEVERIDGE
Do you have an image, preferably accompanied by 100 to 200 words of
explanatory text, that you think would be suitable for Psychiatry in Pictures?
Submissions are very welcome and should be sent direct to Dr Allan Beveridge,
Queen Margaret Hospital, Whitefield Road, Dunfermline, Fife KY12 0SU, UK.
This picture won first prize in an art competition for young people with
attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It was voted overall winner
by delegates at the Sixth International ADDISS (ADHD Information Services)
Conference held in Liverpool in 2004. The artist is a young boy from
Livingston, West Lothian. His painting is based on Edvard Munchs famous
work. Darcy was attracted to the picture because it conveys how he sometimes
feels, especially when he is with people who do not understand his condition.
For example, on occasions he is fidgety and this can draw critical comments
from others who do not realise that this behaviour is beyond his control.
Darcy drew the picture at school and received a lot of encouragement from his
teacher. Thanks to Darcys mother, Anne
Easton.