WiFoMed funds new pilot study on ADHD in adults in primary care

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects around 2-3% of adults. As GPs, we are often the first point of contact for adults with ADHD. Due to long waiting times for specialist diagnosis and treatment, care is often provided exclusively by GPs.

How can we best help adult ADHD patients? With medication? With psychotherapy? Can structured support from a GP practice team have a positive effect?

A new pilot study on ADHD in adults will start at the beginning of 2024 and will be funded by WiFoMed e.V. (Association for the Promotion of Science and Research at the Medical Faculty of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München e.V., 1st Chairman: Prof. Dr. i. R. Thomas Kirchner).

The facts about brief GP intervention in the multiprofessional practice team:

A short, concise treatment approach:

• Four short medical consultations on the most common symptoms of ADHD (GP:in)
• Five telephone calls for guidance and training in practical techniques and exercises for coping with everyday life (medical assistant)
• Over a period of approx. 3 months

Aim of the pilot study: Improvement of GP care for adult ADHD patients through structured recommendations for action

In the control group, the brief intervention is carried out purely by doctors.

If you are interested in the pilot study, please contact us at: Mira.Woll@med.uni-muenchen.de or Tel: 089 4400 55417 (Wednesdays only).