Meanwhile, the National Autistic Society shares that roughly 750,000 autistic adults in the UK may also be missing a formal diagnosis. Some researchers think that undiagnosed ADHD or autism can lead ...

Last year at least 4,000 prescriptions for ADHD medication were issued by private clinics to people in Northern Ireland, up ...

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 ...

BBC’s Panorama has “exposed” the private health clinics awarding ADHD diagnoses in the UK without due process. However, the answer to this problem is not to doubt the veracity of those coming forward ...

To make an accurate diagnosis of ADHD, a comprehensive assessment is needed. This includes a clinical interview to evaluate ...

A woman diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at the age of 48 has said her local trust not accepting new referrals will be "devastating". Berkshire Healthcare Trust ...

ADHD diagnoses and prescriptions have increased significantly in the UK over the past 2 decades, except in children under 5 years of age, according to a study in BJPsych Open. Researchers from ...

A BBC Panorama investigation has sparked debate for suggesting that ADHD assessments undertaken at private clinics are “rushed” and unreliable”. An undercover reporter working for the BBC underwent ...

Since I started practising more than two decades ago, the number of people being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the UK has soared. In one year alone – between March ...

A major new analysis has fueled concerns over the accuracy of tests that diagnose ADHD, suggesting many of those told they have the disorder are in fact suffering depression. Scientists from ...