TY  -  JOUR
AU  -  Zadra, Elisa
AU  -  Giupponi, Giancarlo
AU  -  Migliarese, Giovanni
AU  -  Oliva, Francesco
AU  -  De Rossi, Pietro
AU  -  Gardellin, Francesco
AU  -  Scocco, Paolo
AU  -  Holzer, Sonia
AU  -  Venturi, Viviana
AU  -  Sale, Annalisa
AU  -  Corato, Antonio Maria
AU  -  Paletta, Silvia
AU  -  Portigliatti Pomeri, Alberto
AU  -  Ferreri, Paolo
AU  -  Busetto, Paolo
AU  -  Palucchini, Alessandro
AU  -  De Dominicis, Francesco
AU  -  Florio, Vincenzo
AU  -  Bizzarri, Jacopo Vittoriano
AU  -  Boschello, Filippo
AU  -  Contardi, Anna
AU  -  Mari, Luca
AU  -  Gubbini, Silvia
AU  -  Manzi, Agostino
AU  -  Nicolò, Giuseppe
AU  -  Manfredi, Giovanni
AU  -  Raponi, Agnese
AU  -  Bruletti, Serena
AU  -  Ravelli, Lidia
AU  -  Steiner, Vera
AU  -  Danieli, Andrea
AU  -  Reibman, Yacob
AU  -  Cerveri, Giancarlo
AU  -  Bondi, Emi
AU  -  Innamorati, Marco
AU  -  Perugi, Giulio
AU  -  Pompili, Maurizio
AU  -  Mencacci, Claudio
AU  -  Conca, Andreas
T1  -  Survey on centres and procedures for the diagnosis and treatment 
of adult ADHD in public services in Italy
PY  -  2020
Y1  -  2020-11-01
DO  -  10.1708/3503.34894
JO  -  Rivista di Psichiatria
JA  -  Riv Psichiatr
VL  -  55
IS  -  6
SP  -  355
EP  -  365
PB  -  Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore
SN  -  2038-2502
Y2  -  2026/05/21
UR  -  http://dx.doi.org/10.1708/3503.34894
N2  -  SUMMARY. Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often persists into adulthood. Although its persistence and relative high prevalence, ADHD in adults is often underdiagnosed and undertreated in Italy, leading to poor clinical and functional outcomes, and higher costs of illness. The aims of the study were to identify the Italian mental health services for ADHD in adults, describe the diagnostic and treatment procedures they follow, and compare this offer with the recommendations of the German and English guidelines. The centres, that adopt a clinical and assessment protocol for adult ADHD diagnosis (carried out by specifically trained personnel) and prescribe pharmacological treatment for adult ADHD, were selected from the list of accredited services provided by the Appendix B.2 of the ISTISAN 16/37 Reports of the ISS. An ad-hoc survey including open-ended and close-ended questions was sent to each selected centre in February 2020. The overall picture resulting from the data analysis was compared with the recommendations of the German and English guidelines. The present survey shows that only a few centres are specialised in the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in adults in Italy. Furthermore, there are no national guidelines for adult ADHD in Italy. The collected data also suggest that there is no a unified practice shared by the Centres both for the patient’s transition from child and adolescent to adult mental health services and for the diagnostic-therapeutic process. It is therefore crucial to create specific protocols and develop national guidelines to better identify and diagnose ADHD in adults and provide targeted and more efficient multimodal treatments.
ER  -