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TORONTO | Practice guidelines that address a Canadian standard for treating attentiondeficit/hyperactive disorder (ADHD) are now available for the first time.
The Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance (CADDRA), which spent nearly two years developing the new guidelines with a multi-disciplinary team of physicians from across Canada, hopes clinicians across the country will take notice.
The comprehensive guidelines now include assessment and treatment strategies for both simple and complicated ADHD, and address the entire lifespan of the disorder-from childhood through adulthood.
The document-which is available at www.caaara.ca/enl guidelines.,html-also takes into account the real-life conditions of a doctor's practice, especially primary care physicians who are on the frontline in screening for, assessing and initiating treatment for ADHD. Too often, these practitioners are in the precarious position of having patients and families who are suffering but...