To make an accurate diagnosis of ADHD, a comprehensive assessment is needed. This includes a clinical interview to evaluate the current and past presence (or absence) of each of the 18 core ADHD ...
Wes Streeting is wrong. ADHD is not overdiagnosed, I should know. Yesterday (Dec 4), Health Secretary Wes Streeting announced ...
The report says ADHD has been neglected for too long. With proper support, people with ADHD can thrive. The current system isn’t working well enough, waiting times are too long, and changes are needed ...
There’s an increasing perception that having ADHD is becoming a ‘trend’ or a ‘personality quirk.’ Just like OCD has been ...
The term rejection sensitive dysphoria isn’t a formal diagnosis, but it’s gaining traction in both research and clinical work ...
There are now 2.6 million people in the UK with ADHD – and diagnoses are on the rise. Looking at 18 years of anonymised NHS patient records, researchers at University College London noted a 20-fold ...
A new online tool is designed to help families and clinicians make informed treatment decisions. The most extensive ...
After waiting more than a year to see an NHS specialist, Sam's assessment for ADHD took less than two hours. It happened over ...
The UK’s advertising watchdog has cracked down on products being promoted online that it says falsely promise to diagnose ...
The idea that thousands of people would suddenly choose to hijack their own careers, earning power and social identity overnight is wrong-headed.
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders in childhood and is most common among boys. However, ADHD is ...
“You forgot to include my address on the script, so the pharmacy won’t fill my prescription.” The words fell out of my mouth while I pressed my palm against the edge of my kitchen island. Source: ...