ADHD Diagnostic Guidelines

Clinical practice guidelines & frameworks

American Psychiatric Association (2013) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5). APA.

ADHD in adults with intellectual disability (2021) UK Royal College of Psychiatrists . CR 230.

Australian Evidence Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for ADHD and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

European consensus statement on diagnosis and treatment of adult ADHD: The European Network Adult ADHD. BMC Psychiatry 2010 10:67.

Australian ADHD Professionals Association (AADPA) - Australian Evidence-Based Guideline Clinical Guideline for ADHD (2022

AADPA. (2022). ADHD stimulant prescribing regulations & authorities in Australia & New Zealand

Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance (CADDRA). (2018). Canadian ADHD Practice Guidelines, Fourth Edition. Toronto ON: CADDRA.

Kooij, J. J., Franken, M. H., & Bron, T. I. (2019). DIVA-5 Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in Adults (3rd Edition; DIVA-5).

Kooij, J. J. S., Bijlenga, D., Salerno, L., Jaeschke, R., Bitter, I., Balazs, J., . . . Asherson, P. (2019). Updated European Consensus Statement on diagnosis and treatment of adult ADHD. European Psychiatry, 56, 14-34.

WEISS Functional Impairment Rating Scale Diagnostic Validity

Royal Australasian College of Physicians. (2009). Australian guidelines on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. In: RACP. Royal Australia and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. (2013). The role of a psychiatrist in Australia and New Zealand: Position Statement 80. RANZCP

Weisler, R., Ginsberg, L., Dirks, B., Deas, P., Adeyi, B., & Adler, L. A. (2017). Treatment With Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate Improves Self- and Informant-Rated Ex ecutive Function Behaviors and Clinician- and Informant- Rated ADHD Symptoms in Adults: Data From a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Contr olled Study. J Atten Disord, 21(14), 1198-1207.

Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. (2021). Position statement 62: Partnering with people with a lived experience. In: RANZCP.

Faraone, S. V., Banaschewski, T., Coghill, D., Zheng, Y., Biederman, J., Bellgrove, M. A., . . . Wang, Y. (2021). The World Federation of ADHD International Consensus Statement: 208 Evidence-based conclusions about the disor der. Neurosci Biobehav Rev, 128, 789-818.

Adler, L. A., Dirks, B., Deas, P. F., Raychaudhuri, A., Dauphin, M. R., Lasser, R. A., & Weisler, R. H. (2013). Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate in adults with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder who report clinically significant impairment in executive function: results from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-contr olled study. J Clin Psychiatry, 74(7), 694-702

Diaz-Roman, A., Mitchell, R., & Cor tese, S. (2018). Sleep in adults with ADHD: Systematic review and meta-analysis of subjective and objective studies. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 89, 61-71.

The Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale (BDEFS)

Barkley, R. A. (2014). The assessment of executive functioning using the Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scales.

Rösler M, Retz W, Thome J, et al (2006) Psychopathological rating scales for diagnostic use in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 256 (Suppl 1): i3–11.

CADDRA (2014) Weiss Functional Impairment Rating Scale – SELF REPORT (WFIRS-S). Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance (https://www.caddra.ca/ pdfs/caddraGuidelines2011WFIRS_S.pdf).

Weiss MD, Brooks BL, Iverson GL, et al (2007) Reliability and Validity of the Weiss Functional Impairment Rating Scale. World Psychiatric Association Shanghai Regional Meeting and CSP Annual Congress. September 20–23, 2007; Shanghai, China.

Barkley RA (2007) Barkley’s Quick-Check for Adult ADHD Diagnosis. Jones and Bartlett.

Barkley RA, Murphy KR (2006) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Clinical Workbook (3rd edn) Guilford Press.

Faraone SV, Biederman J (2005) What is the prevalence of adult ADHD? Results of a population screen of 966 adults. Journal of Attention Disorders, 9: 384–91.

Murphy K, Barkley RA (1996) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder adults: comorbidities and adaptive impairments. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 37: 393–401.

Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland, Addressing The Balance (2012) Helping ADHD Adults in Scotland. Royal College of Psychiatrists.

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) clinical guideline CG72 (NICE, 2008) 

The British Association of Psychopharmacology’s guidelines (Bolea-Alamañac et al, 2014) 

Criteria and Concurrent Validity of DIVA 2.0: A Semi-Structured Diagnostic Interview for Adult ADHD.
Journal of Attention Disorders.  2019 Aug;23(10):1126-1135. doi: 10.1177/1087054716646451

Ethical Guidelines: Principles and Guidelines for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health.
The Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.

Working Together: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health and Wellbeing Principles and Practice. (2nd ed). Commonwealth of Australia (2014).

NICE guideline [NG87] National Health Service 2018. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: diagnosis and management . Published: 14 March 2018 Last updated: 13 September 2019

NICE guideline [NG87] National Health Service 2021.
Exceptional surveillance of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: diagnosis and management (NICE guideline NG87)

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) position Statement on ADHD across the lifespan. Updated March 2023

Guidance to Support Gender Affirming Care for Mental Health by the Office for Mental Health and Well-being, ACT Health

Diagnostic decisions are made using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, fifth edition text revision (DSM-5-TR)