Adult assessments are undertaken by a Consultant Psychiatrist (not psychologist) who specialises in ADHD. A psychiatrist is a medical doctor that specialises in mental health and can prescribe ADHD medications.

Clinic assessments for adults at The ADHD Centre are held with an expert consultant psychiatrist and typically last between 60 and 90 minutes. Our years of expertise will ensure you receive the most accurate and reliable assessment to inform your bespoke treatment plan. Before taking part in your assessment, you’ll be asked to complete a simple symptom checklist and a few registration forms, and then you’ll be walked through a structural clinical assessment at our adult ADHD clinic. Our assessments are based on the latest DSM-V criteria for adult ADHD, known within the industry as the gold standard of assessment criteria for diagnosing the different subtypes of ADHD.

Following your assessment we will send you, via secure email, a detailed report from your Consultant Psychiatrist, outlining any diagnosis and treatment plan details. We will aim to send this within 2 weeks of your assessment.

If your treatment plan recommends a trial of medication then we will outline any baseline health checks that are required (such as blood pressure, pulse, weight, blood tests, ECG or a cardiovascular examination) that can be booked with your GP practice and returned to us for your consultant to review before your 1st follow up appointment is offered.*

If you are initiated on a medication trial, then you will usually require on average between 3-6 follow-up appointments to reach the correct dose. NICE and GMC guidelines recommend a review by a specialist after each dose titration for safe prescribing practice.

During the follow-up appointment, your Consultant Psychiatrist will monitor your response to treatment, any adverse side effects, physical observations (BP, pulse and weight). They will communicate with your GP informing them of your progress as per GMC guidelines on safe prescribing. Clients will be required to pay for follow-up appointments and private prescriptions fees during this time.

Once you are established on a stable medication regime, then we can set up a shared care agreement with your GP, if they are willing to accept this. We have standard protocol documents for this procedure. At this stage, your GP would then take over the prescribing of any medication. This would mean that your prescription would then become an NHS prescription and charged at their lower, standard rate.

*Please note we cannot guarantee a Share Care arrangement with your GP, but most of our clients that go down the medication route do end up on a shared care. We would suggest you discuss this with your GP in advance.

Yes, we can offer a free introductory coaching call as part of the initial assessment. This will explain how our specialist behavioural coaching programme can help you in addition to medical treatments for ADHD. This can be booked after your assessment. We will ask you to fill in a coaching referral form beforehand to help focus the call on what you struggle with and what your goals are. We also offer an online essential mindfulness course for help with specific ADHD symptoms. Details of this can be found here.

Whilst our assessments are specifically for ADHD, your consultant will also undertake a general psychiatric assessment and note any other common co-morbid psychiatric conditions which may be contributing to your current difficulties, such as anxiety, depression, or traits of autistic spectrum condition. They will discuss and give guidance about what further assessment and treatment options are available for these conditions.

Yes, we have a team of dedicated and experienced Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists that carry our assessment, initiate and monitor treatment for children and adolescents form the ages of 5-17 years old. You can find out more information about our young person assessments and treatments here.

We offer a range of ADHD services. Please see our ADHD treatment pricing page for more information.