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Optimal management of ADHD

The optimal management of ADHD process should always consider input from the patient, family/caregivers and school to help establish an appropriate and extensive treatment programme (non-pharmacological and pharmacological therapy), goals and assessment/follow-up, resulting in a tailored multimodal treatment plan centred on the patient

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a diverse condition characterised by symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity; and can have a significant impact on patients’ lives.^3,4 This website provides educational resources intended for healthcare professionals outside the US with an interest in ADHD. It aims to share scientific advances in ADHD research and provide expert opinions and medical education to support the healthcare professional community.

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World Health Organization. The ICD-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders. Available at: www.who.int/entity/classifications/icd/en/bluebook.pdf. Last updated 1993; 1: 1-263. Accessed 08 June 2017.

Could there be something else?

The diagnosis of ADHD in adults is not always straightforward and is often present alongside comorbidities which may cloud the diagnosis.1-3 So how do people get to the right answer? Launch

ADHD is a lifelong disorder

ADHD is a chronic neurodevelopmental disorder which can affect children, adolescents and adults Read more

The neurobiology of ADHD is highly complex

Evidence exists for the association between ADHD and possible structural, functional and neurotransmitter alterations in various regions of the brain in children, adolescents and adults with ADHD Read more

Assessment and diagnosis

ADHD assessment involves clinical examination, interviews and rating scales. Formal ADHD diagnosis typically utilises DSM-5TM or ICD-10 classification systems Read more

Guidelines

Clinical guidelines are available to provide evidence-based recommendations for the management of ADHD to help guide appropriate and rational choices of treatment Read more

Optimal management of ADHD

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Could there be something else?

The diagnosis of ADHD in adults is not always straightforward and is often present alongside comorbidities which may cloud the diagnosis1-3

Animation: Adult ADHD and the brain

Imaging studies suggest that ADHD is typically associated with some structural abnormalities in the brain

WCADHD 2017 - Day 4

6th World Congress on ADHD: From child to adult disorder. Vancouver, Canada, 20-23 April 2017

WCADHD 2017 - Day 3

6th World Congress on ADHD: From child to adult disorder. Vancouver, Canada, 20-23 April 2017

WCADHD 2017 - Day 2

6th World Congress on ADHD: From child to adult disorder. Vancouver, Canada, 20-23 April 2017

WCADHD 2017 - Day 1

6th World Congress on ADHD: From child to adult disorder. Vancouver, Canada, 20-23 April 2017

Interactive module: Rating scale toolkit

An overview of rating scales used in the assessment of patients with ADHD

eLearning module: Treatment of child, adolescent and adult ADHD

Diagnosis and initial assessment of ADHD

Meeting of Minds 2016 Vienna, Austria, 6–7 June

Animation: Childhood/Adolescent ADHD and the brain by Dr Mitual Mehta

Interactive module: ADHD across the ages

EUNETHYDIS 2016

The diagnosis of ADHD in adults is not always straightforward and is often present alongside comorbidities which may cloud the diagnosis.^1-3 So how do people get to the right answer?

Launch

ADHD is a chronic neurodevelopmental disorder which can affect children, adolescents and adults

Read more

The neurobiology of ADHD
is highly complex

Evidence exists for the association between ADHD and possible structural, functional and neurotransmitter alterations in various regions of the brain in children, adolescents and adults with ADHD

Read more

ADHD assessment involves clinical examination, interviews and rating scales. Formal ADHD diagnosis typically utilises DSM-5^TM or ICD-10 classification systems

Read more

Clinical guidelines are available to provide evidence-based recommendations for the management of ADHD to help guide appropriate and rational choices of treatment

Read more

The diagnosis of ADHD in adults is not always straightforward and is often present alongside comorbidities which may cloud the diagnosis^1-3

Meeting of Minds 2016
Vienna, Austria, 6–7 June