ADHD

Information regarding attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can be found here via the national ADHDUK website: https://adhduk.co.uk/. For information about referral, please see the following guidelines relating to private diagnosis: https://adhduk.co.uk/private-diagnosis/

Please note that an ‘agreement in principle’ is required from your NHS GP if you have received a medical diagnosis of ADHD and are seeking eventual prescriptions via the NHS following your medical titration, which confirms in writing that your NHS GP will formally collaborate with New Forest Psychiatry as a CQC registered and regulated provider of general adult psychiatry, including the assessment and treatment of ADHD, following your diagnosis and medical titration.

The formal assessment process involves a clinical assessment and information gathering process that focuses on your current presentation, but also how you have presented since your earlier childhood. Information is also required regarding your developmental history. Although this is not always possible, the service discusses how this process can be achieved based on your personal preferences. Usually, this involves the invitation of a patient’s parents or other family members with knowledge of a patient’s development and childhood. The service can also provide a developmental questionnaire, along with relevant rating scales as part of the comprehensive assessment for ADHD (CAARS-2). The process follows the DIVA-5 framework of assessment, and abides by the Adult ADHD Assessment Quality Assurance Standard(AQAS): https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1380410/full