Adult ADHD: Why are waiting lists for diagnoses so long?

Adult ADHD: Why are waiting lists for diagnoses so long?

You’ve probably heard the term ADHD – or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder – more and more in recent years. Almost 200,000 of you are waiting for a diagnosis and services are struggling to keep up with the demand. Last year twenty four different services told BBC Verify that it would take them eight years to get to everyone on their waiting lists. Now the NHS in England is setting up a taskforce to look at ADHD diagnoses.

In this special programme on Adult ADHD, Claudia Hammond and guests ask how did we get to this point, and what can be done to shorten the waiting lists and to make sure people get a timely diagnosis if they need one?

Claudia's guests are: Robin Ince - stand-up comedian and science presenter who recently received his own diagnosis of ADHD as an adult; Dr Jessica Eccles - a psychiatrist who does assessments for ADHD and has ADHD herself; and Dr Suzanne O’Sullivan - a neurologist who says we should be more careful about who receives a diagnosis.

Producer: Lorna Stewart

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How You Can Feel Less Lonely

How You Can Feel Less Lonely

1. Distraction - devoting time to hobbies, study or work

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How You Can Feel Less Lonely

How You Can Feel Less Lonely

2. Taking up new social activities or joining a club

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How You Can Feel Less Lonely

3. Changing your thinking to make it more positive

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4. Starting a conversation with someone

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How You Can Feel Less Lonely

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5. Talking to Friends or family about your feelings

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How You Can Feel Less Lonely

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6. Look for the good in everyone

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How You Can Feel Less Lonely

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7. Reflecting on why you feel lonely

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All in the Mind Awards ceremony from the Wellcome Collection in London

All in the Mind Awards ceremony from the Wellcome Collection in London

Claudia Hammond hosts the All in the Mind Awards Ceremony from Wellcome Collection in London and meets all the All in the Mind Award finalists. Back in November we asked you to nominate the person, professional or group who had made a difference to your mental health.Throughout the current series we've been hearing the individual stories of the nine finalists, and this edition offers the chance to recap the people and organisations who've made a huge difference to other people's lives - and of course to hear comments from the judges and winners from each of the three categories.The event is hosted by Claudia Hammond.Judges are Olympic athlete Dame Kelly Holmes, mental health campaigner Marion Janner, Mathijs Lucassen lecturer at the Open University, and manager of mental health services, Mandy Stevens Produced by Pam Rutherford and Adrian Washbourne.

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