Psychological impact of an adult ADHD diagnosis
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Psychological impact of an adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) diagnosis
IRAS ID
192345
Contact name
Thomas Schroder
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Nottingham
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 7 months, 31 days
Research summary
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is now recognised as persisting into adulthood. The majority of existing ADHD research tends to focus on cause and medication treatments. Limitations therefore exist in the breadth and depth of qualitative research into the experiences of ADHD diagnosis. Existing qualitative research is largely descriptive, which also has a prominent focus on medication treatment. As such, psychological processes have not been sufficiently explored. The present study aims to evaluate the processes people go through when diagnosed with ADHD from a psychological perspective using interviews and Thematic Analysis.
REC name
East of England - Cambridge East Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/EE/0108
Date of REC Opinion
14 Apr 2016
REC opinion
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