| Comment | Glasgow psychiatrist here.
It will depend on where you live and what service you've been referred to (childrens or adult services). However the honest truth is that its a mixed bag when it comes to waiting times, and truthfully we are still firefighting our most vulnerable individuals whilst working in a limited service.
The other issue is that most ADHD referrals arent ADHD but a number of other conditions (even no disorder at all). So keep an open mind on your own mental health needs and be open to all types of care and treatment.
Private ADHD assessments are unfortunately somewhat exploitative and mainly very poor quality. As such we have to reassess from scratch - and many of the positive cases are very clearly not the case (much to the frustration of everyone involved, not least the poor patient in the middle of it). GPs rightly won't prescribe without a robust assessment and they are also aware of the issues too.
Anyway hope your assessment goes smoothly and hope your mental health needs are met, whatever they may be. |
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