ADHD in Primary Care - Part 1

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Participants

• Dr Aoife O'Sullivan, Clinical Lead in Mental Health - Irish College of GPs
• Dr Brian Osborne, Assistant Medical Director; Director of Mental Health Programme - Irish College of GPs
• Dr John Maher (Host)

Summary
In this first episode of a two-part series, Dr. John Maher discusses Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in primary care with Dr. Aoife O'Sullivan and Dr. Brian Osborne . The conversation is based on the Forum distance learning module "ADHD: Diagnosis and Management" written by Aoife and published in the March 2025 edition of Forum magazine.

Links

• Irish College of GPs Website
• ADHD diagnosis and management - ICGP Forum, March 2025
• UK Adult ADHD Network (UKAAN) - Website
• Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in Adults (DIVA-5)
• Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS-v1.1)
• UKAAN Training Courses

Links in part 2 of this 2-part series

• ADHD Ireland - Understanding and Managing Adult ADHD Programme (UMAAP)
• ADHD Ireland - Adult ADHD App
• HSE ADHD in Adults Model of Care 2021

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