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Health · 7 hours ago

Britain to change ADHD diagnosis rules as 800,000 wait for assessment

Britain to change ADHD diagnosis rules as 800,000 wait for assessment

More than 800,000 people are currently waiting for an ADHD assessment or diagnosis in Britain. A government report is expected to recommend changing the process, so symptoms no longer automatically lead to a formal diagnosis. Professor Peter Fonagy, leading the review, believes people are incentivised to get a diagnosis, harming those benefits are meant to help.

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