Innovations in Practice: an objective measure of attention, impulsivity and activity reduces time to confirm attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder diagnosis in children – a completed audit cycle

ConclusionsThe findings suggest that the addition of the QbTest to standard clinical assessment may reduce time to diagnosis and potentially result in cost savings to the NHS. These preliminary data suggest that there is a potentially clinically meaningful benefit of adding the QbTest to routine clinical ADHD assessment and this should be examined next in the context of a randomised controlled trial.

Source: Child and Adolescent Mental Health - November 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Charlotte L. Hall, Kim Selby, Boliang Guo, Althea Z Valentine, Gemma M Walker, Chris Hollis Tags: Innovations in Practice Source Type: research