Working together for change: ADHD diagnosis and treatment in New Zealand

Paul Skirrow; Suzanne Cookson; Darrin Bull

doi:10.5281/zenodo.8187741

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Working together for change: ADHD diagnosis and treatment in New Zealand

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Working together for change: ADHD diagnosis and treatment in New Zealand

Paul Skirrow, Suzanne Cookson and Darrin Bull

Journal NZCCP, Vol.33(1), pp.10-17

20/07/2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8187741

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Abstract

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Diagnosis

Treatment

ADHD

New Zealand

Aotearoa

Service Development

Assessment

Access to appropriate assessment and treatments for ADHD are currently extremely limited in New Zealand. Long standing shortages of psychologists and psychiatrists, as well as restrictions to publicly-funded assessment and treatments, mean that individuals and families face significant difficulties in accessing evidence-based care. This paper discusses how ADHD NZ and the NZ College of Clinical Psychologists are working together with organisations from around the country to improve access to assessment and treatment, as well as some of the group’s achievements to date.

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Record Identifier: 9926778139001891
Title: Working together for change: ADHD diagnosis and treatment in New Zealand
Creators: Paul Skirrow
Suzanne Cookson
Darrin Bull
Publication Details: Journal NZCCP, Vol.33(1), pp.10-17
Academic Unit: Psychological Medicine (UOW)
Publisher: New Zealand College of Clinical Psychologists
Date published ; e-published: 20/07/2023
Copyright: Copyright © JNZCCP 2023. This work was first published in Journal of the New Zealand College of Clinical Psychologists (New Zealand College of Clinical Psychologists). This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided that the original work is properly attributed to the creator(s) and the source, a link to the Creative Commons license is provided, and any changes made are indicated.
Language: English
Resource Type ; Subtype: Journal article