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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: New Ways of Working in Primary Care
Author(s) -
Salmon Gill,
Kirby Amanda
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
child and adolescent mental health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1475-3588
pISSN - 1475-357X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2006.00422.x
Subject(s) - primary care , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , psychiatry , psychology , clinical practice , pharmacotherapy , secondary care , medicine , family medicine
Children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and prescribed pharmacotherapy require ongoing regular follow‐up for many years. Recent literature outlining the role of primary care in the ongoing medication monitoring of children and young people with ADHD is reviewed. We propose that a General Practitioner with a Specialist Interest (GPwSI) model could be developed in relation to ADHD to ensure that shared care arrangements between CAMHS and primary care for children with ADHD are in place. Clinical materials to support GPs in this new role are described.