Dr Arash Danesh is an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist with 17 years of psychiatric experience as a registrar and consultant, predominantly as a consultant, across public and private mental health services in Australia and overseas. His main area of clinical interest is adult ADHD assessment and management, with a focus on comprehensive diagnostic assessment, diagnostic clarification, psychoeducation, and safe, evidence-based treatment planning.
Dr Danesh has worked across a wide range of psychiatric settings, including emergency psychiatry, acute inpatient mental health, community psychiatry, older persons mental health, alcohol and other drug services, forensic psychiatry, correctional psychiatry, trauma-related mental health presentations, and consultation-liaison psychiatry. This broad clinical background assists him in carefully assessing ADHD symptoms in context and considering important differential diagnoses, including bipolar spectrum disorder, borderline personality disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, first episode psychosis, anxiety, depression, substance use, autism spectrum disorder, sleep disorders, medical conditions and medication effects.
Dr Danesh completed advanced training and fellowship experience in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry overseas. This has shaped his approach to rapport-building, clear communication, shared decision-making, and careful consideration of the interaction between physical health, mental health, medication effects and psychosocial factors. These skills are particularly relevant to telehealth-based ADHD assessment, where detailed history-taking, diagnostic reasoning, risk assessment and collaborative treatment planning are essential.
In Australia, Dr Danesh has gained over two and a half years of public mental health experience, including regular telehealth work providing psychiatric care to regional and rural communities. His experience in acute inpatient and metro public psychiatry has also strengthened his approach to safe ADHD prescribing, particularly in identifying patients who may be at higher risk of stimulant-related complications, such as psychotic symptoms, worsening mood instability, or manic/hypomanic switching in the context of bipolar spectrum illness.
Dr Danesh aims to make the ADHD assessment and management process informative, transparent and collaborative. He provides patients with clear psychoeducation and written resources about ADHD, medication options, stimulant safety, sleep, neurodiversity, ADHD/ASD overlap, pregnancy considerations, practical strategies and follow-up planning. This supports informed decision-making, understanding of benefits and risks, early recognition of warning signs, and active participation in care.
Dr Danesh is committed to providing calm, respectful and evidence-based ADHD care, working collaboratively with patients, GPs and other health professionals to develop practical management plans tailored to each person’s needs.