When will GPs start diagnosing and prescribing for ADHD?
The first 65 GPs to independently diagnose and treat ADHD for adults and children should be ready to begin by the end of 2026, the…
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A win for patients or medicalising ‘normal’? Why I’m uneasy about GPs diagnosing ADHD
The recent announcement that NSW GPs will be allowed to diagnose and treat ADHD raises concerns for this old silver fox. Over the past few…
‘Life-changing impact’: Another state to allow GPs to diagnose and prescribe for ADHD
GPs in NSW will be allowed to diagnose and prescribe for ADHD from next year, in an attempt to increase access to care. Announced on…
‘We should be careful about prescribing these drugs willy-nilly’: Prof Simon Willcock on GP treatment of ADHD
“A non-medical colleague contacted me recently to ask whether his son doing a school exam could have a Ritalin prescription.” “He said his son tried…
GPs will diagnose ADHD and initiate meds under state govt promise
GPs with extra training will be able to diagnose ADHD and initiate medication for adults and children aged 10 and above if the WA Government…
Federal Government will push for nationally-consistent ADHD prescribing rules
The Albanese Government will pursue nationally-consistent ADHD prescribing rules but has equivocated on 14 other recommendations from last year’s Senate report on ADHD assessment and…
One year on: ADHD prescribing rights expanded but GPs still waiting on promised big changes
With assessments costing thousands of dollars, years-long wait times, exploding demand and little public sector help, ADHD care seemed at breaking point. Exactly one year…
ADHD has become ‘it girl’ of mental health, the cool kid of diagnoses, the disorder everyone seems to want
“Everyone’s got ADHD these days.” ADHD is a diagnosis that is indisputably on the rise. It’s the ‘It Girl’ of the mental health world right…
Watch for anxiety and hypertension after starting ADHD medication: Aussie guidance
Patients starting stimulants may become anxious due to sudden awareness of their behvaiours, which can be mistaken for pharmacologically-induced anxiety, new Australian ADHD guidance says.…
Recreational use of prescription stimulants at new peak, research finds
People who use illicit stimulants are increasingly turning to diverted ADHD drugs, a national survey suggests. Some 54% of people who regularly used ecstasy or…
