Observational studyBMC health services research2019
Waiting times for diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents referred to Italian ADHD centers must be reduced.
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- Individual child factors affecting the diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents: a systematic review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Barriers and Enablers of Service Access and Utilization for Children and Adolescents With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Systematic Review.Journal of attention disorders · 2024Pooled it
- Time of onset and/or diagnosis of ADHD in European children: a systematic review.BMC psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
- Remote monitoring of wide-ranging real-world changes in adults following ADHD medication initiation.Translational psychiatry · 2025Article
- Clinical outcomes of a 12-week, first treatment with methylphenidate in an Italian representative sample of children and adolescents with ADHD.Scientific reports · 2025Observational
- Waiting Times and Influencing Factors in Children and Adults Undergoing Assessment for Autism, ADHD, and Other Neurodevelopmental Differences.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2025Article
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- Access to early diagnosis for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder among children and adolescents in Mexico City at specialized mental health services.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Differences between centers in functional outcome of patients with ADHD after 1 year from the time of diagnosis.Scientific reports · 2023Observational
- Service Users' Perspectives on the Implementation of a Psychoeducation Group for People on the Waiting List of a Specialist ADHD Service: A Pilot Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2023Article
- What adults with ADHD want to know: A Delphi consensus study on the psychoeducational needs of experts by experience.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2022Article
- Ten Years (2011-2021) of the Italian Lombardy ADHD Register for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with ADHD.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Poly-Unsaturated Fatty Acids in ADHD and in Other Neuropsychiatric Conditions: A Multiple Case Presentation.Pediatric reports · 2021Article
- Assessment of the Quality of Life in Parents of Children With ADHD: Validation of the Multicultural Quality of Life Index in Norwegian Pediatric Mental Health Settings.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Problem severity and waiting times for young people accessing mental health services.BJPsych open · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo investigate timely access to and the time needed to complete the diagnostic path of children and adolescents with suspected attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the 18 Italian Lombardy Region ADHD reference centers.
methodsData of children and adolescents enrolled in the Regional ADHD disease-oriented Registry for suspected ADHD who requested their first visit in 2013-2017 were analyzed.
resultsThe sample comprised 2262 children and adolescents aged 5-17 years who accessed the ADHD centers for diagnostic classification and management. The median waiting time was of 177 days (range 66-375) from the request for the initial appointment to the completion of the diagnostic path, with a three - fold difference between centers. In addition to the center, the strongest significant predictors of long waiting times were age comorbidities, the severity of the disorder, and having already completed some diagnostic procedures provided by the common standard path.
conclusionsTo guarantee an equal standard of care in ADHD centers for all children and adolescents there is a pressing need to reduce the times to complete the diagnostic path. It is the task of both policymakers and each center to optimize the quality of the service and of the care delivered.
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