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June 12, 2026Australasian Psychiatry

Recognising and treating ADHD in adults in public mental health services: A scoping review of key concepts

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TCTom CallalyBarwon HealthHEHatem ElshazlyHospital de BaseRLRobert M. LundinBarwon Health

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Scoping review examines facilitators and barriers to ADHD recognition and treatment in adult public mental health services, suggesting implications for service improvement.

Key Points

  • To summarize key concepts related to recognizing and treating ADHD in adult public mental health services.
  • Conducted a scoping review following PRISMA-ScR guidelines
  • Examined international literature on adult ADHD care in public mental health systems
  • Charted data on service models, facilitators, barriers, and identified evidence gaps.
  • Thirteen sources met the inclusion criteria, mostly conceptual without empirical evaluation.
  • Identified three service delivery approaches: embedding ADHD care in existing teams, establishing specialist services, and shared-care models.
  • Facilitators included workforce training and collaboration; barriers included diagnostic complexity and service capacity.

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Callaly et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2ba3fa8101cf8926f027a3https://doi.org/10.1177/10398562261455841
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