Executive Function, ADHD and Workplace Mental Health
Specialist psychiatric care for professionals, leaders and organisations, focused on cognitive performance, attention regulation, executive function and mental health in demanding work environments.
Dr Akuh Adaji
MBBS (Ibadan), MSc (KCL), PhD (Monash), MBA (Deakin), ABPN, FRANZCP
Consultant Psychiatrist
Dr Akuh Adaji
Executive Function, ADHD and Workplace Mental Health
Helping professionals optimise cognitive performance, wellbeing and work functioning.
Psychiatry for cognitive health in modern work
This practice is centred on the relationship between mental health, executive functioning and workplace performance. It is designed for people whose professional roles depend on sustained attention, planning, judgement, reliability and cognitive resilience.
Executive Function
Assessment and treatment focused on the mental processes that support planning, organisation, decision-making, prioritisation, working memory and cognitive flexibility.
- Attention regulation and task initiation
- Decision fatigue and cognitive overload
- Organisation, planning and professional functioning
ADHD
Adult ADHD care that goes beyond symptom relief to address functional impact in real-world professional settings.
- Diagnostic assessment and differential diagnosis
- Medication management and treatment planning
- Comorbidity with anxiety, depression, burnout and sleep issues
Workplace Mental Health
Psychiatric expertise applied to how work environments affect cognition, wellbeing, burnout, professional capacity and leadership functioning.
- Burnout and work-related stress
- Leadership cognitive health and work performance
- Mental health in demanding organisational environments
Cognitive Performance Psychiatry
This practice integrates executive function, ADHD and workplace mental health into a coherent clinical framework focused on optimising cognitive performance and wellbeing in professional environments.
The model recognises that cognitive functioning at work is shaped both by the individual and by the environment. Symptoms, performance demands, organisational stress and occupational context must therefore be understood together.
How collaborative care fits
Where appropriate, treatment can incorporate collaborative care principles, including coordination with general practitioners (GPs), occupational therapists, psychologists, coaches and other professionals to improve day-to-day function, work performance and long-term mental health outcomes.
Helping professionals optimise cognitive performance and wellbeing in demanding work environments.
Areas of specialist practice
Services can be tailored for professionals, leaders, healthcare workers and adults seeking specialist assessment and treatment in relation to cognition, attention and occupational mental health.
Adult ADHD Assessments
Comprehensive ADHD assessment in adults, including functional impact, differential diagnosis and co-occurring conditions.
Executive Function Difficulties
Assessment and treatment of attention, planning, organisation, cognitive overload and executive dysfunction affecting performance.
Burnout & Workplace Stress
Specialist psychiatric care for work-related stress, burnout, mental fatigue and cognitive strain in demanding roles.
Leadership & Professional Wellbeing
Support for executives, clinicians and professionals whose work requires sustained judgement, responsibility and mental resilience.
Medico-legal and occupational psychiatry services
Independent psychiatric assessments relating to occupational functioning, work capacity and medico-legal questions can be offered separately from treatment services.
Independent Medical Examinations
- Fitness-for-work assessments
- Return-to-work and work capacity opinions
- Workers compensation psychiatric assessments
- DVA psychiatric assessments
- Assessment of occupational impact of mental health conditions
Clinical lens for IME work
These assessments are informed by expertise in executive functioning, ADHD, workplace mental health and organisational psychiatry, with attention to cognition, judgement, reliability, occupational risk and functional impairment.
Professional background
Dr Akuh Adaji is a Consultant Psychiatrist with training spanning psychiatry, organisational psychiatry, research and business leadership.
- MBBS (University of Ibadan)
- MSc, Organisational Psychiatry & Psychology (King’s College London)
- PhD (Monash University)
- MBA (Deakin University)
- ABPN board certification
- Mayo Clinic–trained psychiatrist
- FRANZCP
Intended audiences
- Professionals and executives
- Healthcare workers and medical leaders
- Adults seeking ADHD assessment
- Individuals experiencing work-related cognitive strain
- Referrers seeking specialist workplace-focused psychiatric expertise
- Solicitors, insurers and agencies requiring independent psychiatric opinion
Speaking and consulting
In addition to clinical practice, Dr Akuh Adaji offers speaking and consulting on executive function, ADHD, workplace mental health and cognitive performance in modern work environments.
Speaking topics
- ADHD in professionals and executives
- Executive function in modern work
- Cognitive overload and decision fatigue
- Burnout, performance and workplace mental health
- Leadership wellbeing and cognitive resilience
- Neurodiversity and organisational effectiveness
Consulting areas
- Workplace mental health strategy
- Executive and leadership mental health advisory
- ADHD and neurodiversity in the workplace
- Burnout prevention and cognitive health initiatives
- Healthcare workforce wellbeing
- Organisational psychiatry and psychologically healthy systems
Organisations and audiences
Speaking and consulting can be tailored for healthcare organisations, leadership teams, corporate groups, professional associations, government agencies and conference audiences seeking specialist insight on cognition, performance and mental health at work.