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Reflections on developing an ADHD assessment service

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

N. Farrelly
N. Farrelly*
Affiliation:
College Health Service, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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*Address for correspondence: Dr N. Farrelly, Consultant Psychiatrist, College Health Service, Trinity College Dublin, House 47, Dublin 2, Ireland. (Email: farreln5@tcd.ie)
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Abstract

Clinicians in adult mental health services are coming under increasing pressure to respond to requests for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder assessment and management both from those who are to no longer eligible for treatment in the Child and Adolescent services and those seeking a new assessment. The challenges in responding to such requests are discussed in this reflection.

Keywords

Adult ADHDtreatmentservice
Type
Perspective Pieces
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 35 , Special Issue 3: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder , September 2018 , pp. 245 - 246
Copyright
© College of Psychiatrists of Ireland 2017 

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