Diagnosis & Treatment of ADHD


Here you will find the following information about Diagnosis / Treatment ‘Across the Lifespan’

  • Scientific Publications
  • Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diagnosis & Treatment of ADHD
  • Sharing Best Practices and  Sharing experiences
  • ADHD Europe survey about the situation with regards to Access to Diagnosis & Treatment in Europe. 
  • Articles & Videos produced by by International Experts
  • Common Questions and Answers
  • Busting Myths with Facts’ for all people living with ADHD 

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Surveys – Across Europe

ADHD Europe has launched surveys over the past years  about Access to Diagnosis & treatment that has been provided by our national member organisations about the situation of access to diagnosis and treatment in their country.

Sharing Experiences & Best Practices

ADHD Europe member organisations in Europe are sharing their best practices and knowledge about diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in their country. All videos are very informative for everyone globally and hosted on our Broadcasting ADHD Europe Youtube channel.

  •  Diagnosis and Treatment of ADHD in Belgium, where to find information in English, and what to expect during the step-by-step process
  • The Role of Spanish Parent Organisations on Awareness, Diagnosis & Treatment of ADHD in Spain
  • Dr. Lefa Eddy , pediatrician and psychiatrist for children and adolescents, who was a collaborator at the First ADHD Clinical Guidelines, will talk on the diagnosis and treatment in Spain.
  • Dr. Antoni Ramos-Quiroga, Director of the Psychiatry Department at the hospital of Valle Hebron, in Barcelona, and Professional Advisor for ADHD Europe, talks on the situation on the transition to adolescence to adulthood at the treatment level and diagnosis and treatment of adults with ADHD.  

Reframing ADHD – Discovering New Perspectives

What is an Evaluation for ADHD Like? It’s a matter of finding out how your life resembles the diagnostic criteria for ADHD. It’s not scary. Thomas E. Brown, PhD talks about the process of assessing people for ADHD. It’s a matter of finding out how your life resembles the diagnostic criteria for ADHD. It’s not scary.  
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Dr. Thomas Brown talks about what an ADHD evaluation can be like, and what it may include. Thomas E. Brown, PhD, earned his doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Yale University and served on the Yale faculty for 25 years. He is now Director of the Brown Clinic for Attention and Related Disorders in Manhattan Beach, California, and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at the University of California Riverside School of Medicine. He is an elected Fellow of the American Psychological Association, and has published numerous articles and seven books on ADHD. His website is www.BrownADHDclinic.com.

How do the different ADHD Treatment options work? Margaret H. Sibley, PhD talks about the treatment options for people with ADHDThere several options in creating an ADD treatment plan. Working with the healthcare p. rovider, you can decide what is best to include in your child’s or your own plan.
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Margaret H. Sibley, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and researcher at the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital. She also has an adjunct appointment at Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. She studies executive functioning, motivation, and attention problems in adolescents and young adults. Dr. Sibley is the author of Parent-Teen Therapy for Executive Function Deficits and ADHD: Building Skills and Motivation, a comprehensive guide for professionals.

Common Questions and Reliable Answers

We have collected some of those questions and selected internationally-respected researchers and ADHD professionals to answer them.Click on the question for a short answer and a link to a more in-depth one including a useful infographic.

Diagnostic Tools

ADHD Europe support and endorse the work of the  the Diva Foundation who has put a great deal of work into making a reliable tool for assessing and diagnosing ADHD for clinicians or professionals across the globe.

Literature – Guidelines to opening a Clinical Practice

Guidelines to opening a Clinical Practice for Adult ADHD Diagnostic Assessment & Treatment (Authored by – Professor J. J. Sandra Kooij)

Articles with Scientific References

Lancet Psychiatry – Early medication discontinuation is prevalent in ADHD treatment, particularly among young adults. Although reinitiation of medication is common, treatment persistence in adolescents and young adults is lower than expected based on previous estimates of ADHD symptom persistence in these age groups. This study highlights the scope of medication treatment discontinuation and persistence in ADHD across the lifespan and provides new knowledge about long-term ADHD medication use.

ADHD medication discontinuation and persistence across the lifespan: a retrospective observational study using population-based databases (Published 27 November 2023) View publication

View Supplement to above: Brikell I, Yao H, Li L, et al. ADHD medication discontinuation and
persistence across the lifespan: a retrospective observational study using populationbased databases

ADHD Europe’s contribution to the scientic paper ‘ ‘Psychopharmacology in Children & Adolescents – Unmet needs and Opportunities’ which is an important component of the multimodal intervention approaches intreating mental health conditions in children and adolescents.

The publication was published by Lancet Psychiatry on 7th December 2023 who announced  “There are substantial challenges & important opportunities in child & adolescent psychopharmacology, which should be addressed by a joint effort among patients, their families, clinicians, scientists, funders, & regulators”  
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Diagnosis and Asessment of ADHD. This short article describes who can diagnose, the diagnostic criteria, the features of a clinical diagnosis, explanantion of functional impairments, differential diagnosis, aspects to a diagnosis and the process of a diagnosis. Read more

MultiModal approaches living with ADHD. ADHD requires a multimodal treatment approach, which will vary depending on the person. Come find out more about multi-model approaches. Please consult your medical practictionor to find out the best treatment plan for you or your family member. Read more

Complimentary or Alternative Treatments for ADHD. This article explores various treatment options.  The treatments reviewed here do not represent a comprehensive account of all possible alternative therapies. Read more

Reframing ADHD Discovering New Perspectives

ADHD ACROSS THE LIFESPAN

General Category contains more information about ADHD – For example the ADHD Guidelines, History of ADHD, the signs or symptoms of ADHD, what the causes of ADHD could be, Executive Functioning and more….

Child, Teeanager and Adult Categories contains information about 

  • Busting Myths with Facts
  • Books recommendations for all
  • Common Questions and Answers about ADHD
  • Articles and Videos by International Experts Sharing their Knowledge and ADHD Professional
  • ADHD Europe Official Declarations (In the Workplace, Girls & Women, Help! My Teenager is Becoming an Adult)

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Further Information

Thank you for visiting our website below are references which contains information about the facts of ADHD, book recommendations for all, common questions and answers about ADHD,  articles and videos by International Experts sharing their medical knowledge and best practices, literature and scientific publications, Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diagnosis & Treatment of ADHD, diagnositic tools, ADHD Europe Official Declarations (In the Workplace, Girls & Women, Help! My Teenager is Becoming an Adult), ADHD Europe survey about the situation with regards to Access to Diagnosis & Treatment in Europe, ADHD Awareness, ADHD Research.

ADHD Awareness

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One of our key priorities is to promote the collaboration of scientific research into ADHD with evidence-based information

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