The Provision and Nature of ADHD Services for Children/Adolescents in the UK: Results from a Nationwide Survey

The Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Observational Research in Europe (ADORE) project aims to describe the relationship between prescribed treatment regimen and quality of life in ADHD patients across Europe over a 2-year period. As an adjunct to the ADORE study, a survey was conducte...

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Published in:Clinical child psychology and psychiatry 2008-04, Vol.13 (2), p.287-304
Main Authors: Tettenborn, Michael, Prasad, Suyash, Poole, Lynne, Steer, Chris, Coghill, David, Harpin, Valerie, Speight, Nigel, Myttas, Nikos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Health Services - organization & administration
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - diagnosis
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - psychology
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - therapy
Attention deficit disorders. Hyperactivity
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Availability
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child clinical studies
Child Health Services - organization & administration
Europe
Health care
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Medical diagnosis
Medical sciences
Mental health
Mental Health Services - organization & administration
Observational studies
Organization of mental health. Health systems
Polls & surveys
Prescribed
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Quality of Life
Service provision
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teenagers
United Kingdom
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Summary:The Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Observational Research in Europe (ADORE) project aims to describe the relationship between prescribed treatment regimen and quality of life in ADHD patients across Europe over a 2-year period. As an adjunct to the ADORE study, a survey was conducted to assess the availability and range of ADHD treatment services in the UK. A questionnaire was developed to assess service provision at 20 UK ADORE sites. These data give information regarding the assessment process (i.e. the formal psychological instrumentation used), whether information is requested from schools, and what other medical and allied health care specialities are frequently involved in the diagnosis. Results of the survey provide an important insight into the ADHD-related services provided by ADORE centres, as well as highlighting the availability and limitations of such services.
ISSN:1359-1045
1461-7021
DOI:10.1177/1359104507086347