Assessment of Adult ADHD in Clinical Practice: Four Letters-40 Opinions
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Assessment of Adult ADHD in Clinical Practice: Four Letters-40 Opinions. / Schneider, Brooke C; Schöttle, Daniel; Hottenrott, Birgit; Gallinat, Jürgen; Moritz, Steffen.
In: J ATTEN DISORD, Vol. 27, No. 9, 07.2023, p. 1051–1061.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Assessment of Adult ADHD in Clinical Practice: Four Letters-40 Opinions
AU - Schneider, Brooke C
AU - Schöttle, Daniel
AU - Hottenrott, Birgit
AU - Gallinat, Jürgen
AU - Moritz, Steffen
PY - 2023/7
Y1 - 2023/7
N2 - Objective: Despite guidelines providing detailed recommendations for the assessment of ADHD in adults and increasing clinician awareness of the persistence of ADHD into adulthood, ADHD remains under diagnosed in many countries. Method: A survey of 178 clinicians who regularly perform assessments for adult ADHD was conducted between February 2015 and 2016 to identify possible causes of underdiagnosis related to assessment practices. Results: There was a lack of consensus among clinicians regarding which symptoms are relevant to adult ADHD. Only "difficulties concentrating" was endorsed as a core feature of adult ADHD by a majority of respondents. Few clinicians used (semi-)structured interviews. Psychologists were less likely than physicians to recommend medication. Conclusion: Further clinician training on core symptoms of adult ADHD and diagnostic practices congruent with guideline recommendations may improve symptom recognition among clinicians and diagnostic accuracy. Identification of barriers to the implementation of diagnostic practices recommended by guidelines is needed.noch nicht veröffentlicht (gez.Sarah)
AB - Objective: Despite guidelines providing detailed recommendations for the assessment of ADHD in adults and increasing clinician awareness of the persistence of ADHD into adulthood, ADHD remains under diagnosed in many countries. Method: A survey of 178 clinicians who regularly perform assessments for adult ADHD was conducted between February 2015 and 2016 to identify possible causes of underdiagnosis related to assessment practices. Results: There was a lack of consensus among clinicians regarding which symptoms are relevant to adult ADHD. Only "difficulties concentrating" was endorsed as a core feature of adult ADHD by a majority of respondents. Few clinicians used (semi-)structured interviews. Psychologists were less likely than physicians to recommend medication. Conclusion: Further clinician training on core symptoms of adult ADHD and diagnostic practices congruent with guideline recommendations may improve symptom recognition among clinicians and diagnostic accuracy. Identification of barriers to the implementation of diagnostic practices recommended by guidelines is needed.noch nicht veröffentlicht (gez.Sarah)
U2 - 10.1177/1087054719879498
DO - 10.1177/1087054719879498
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 31625465
VL - 27
SP - 1051
EP - 1061
JO - J ATTEN DISORD
JF - J ATTEN DISORD
SN - 1087-0547
IS - 9
ER -