If you are being assessed for ADHD through Psychiatry UK, your clinician will be guided by the DIVA to support your assessment. DIVA stands for Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in Adults. The current version, DIVA-5, is a structured interview based on the recognised diagnostic ...read more
Supporting patients throughout your care with Psychiatry UK When you contact Psychiatry UK with a question or concern, the Patient Support Team is often the first team you’ll speak to. Behind every referral update, appointment query, titration question or prescription ...read more
A whole-person approach to autistic wellbeing Autism isn’t something that needs to be fixed. Being autistic means your brain may process the world differently. You may communicate differently, notice details others miss, experience sensory input more strongly, need more predictability, ...read more
Building support that works for real life ADHD can affect much more than concentration. You might find it hard to start tasks, finish things, remember appointments, manage time, stay organised or switch from one activity to another. You might feel ...read more
When worry starts to take over You might not call it anxiety at first. You might just feel tense, tired, irritable or unable to switch off. You might notice your mind jumping ahead to everything that could go wrong. You ...read more
When someone seeks an assessment for ADHD or autism, they’re often looking for clarity. They may have spent years wondering why everyday life feels harder for them than it seems to for other people. This might include difficulties with staying ...read more
Understanding exhaustion, overwhelm and loss of energy in autistic people Everyone feels tired or stressed sometimes. Life can be demanding, and most people go through periods when they feel worn out. But autistic burnout is more than ordinary tiredness. Autistic ...read more
Understanding the difference between everyday mood changes and bipolar disorder You may have heard bipolar disorder described as ‘mood swings’. But bipolar disorder is much more than having good days and bad days. Everyone’s mood changes. We all have times ...read more
Psychiatry UK is moving to electronic prescribing for NHS and Right to Choose patients. This change follows a national NHS England mandate for services to move away from paper prescriptions. Not all patients will move to electronic prescribing immediately. This ...read more
May is National Walking Month in the UK, a campaign led by the charity Living Streets to celebrate the benefits of walking and encourage more people to build walking into everyday life. This year, Living Streets is also highlighting the ...read more
The 2023 theme for Children’s Mental Health Week is ‘Let’s Connect’. Whilst connecting is believed to be a given, the limit of our connection is often in the form of instructions to get dressed, encouraging the brushing of teeth and ...read more
ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) The core features are inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. The definition relies on a list of nine features of inattention and nine features of hyperactivity/Impulsivity. Prevalence rates are debatable. A very old London study showed that, with a ...read more
It is a crying shame that a week dedicated to accepting autism is necessary. Surely, in this day and age, we should be accepting of everyone - irrespective of differences? The fact of the matter is that acceptance is needed ...read more
The need to support young people and their mental health has never been more important than it is today. There are greater demands on our young people with the surge of unrealistic standards instilled through social media, as well as ...read more
This is a query that I've received quite frequently – in short, the answer is Yes of course! All assessments undertaken at Psychiatry UK comply with the NICE guidelines on the assessment of ADHD in Children & Adolescents (ref NICE ...read more
We were recently inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and have been rated 'Outstanding' in ‘Caring’ and received an overall rating of ‘Good’. The CQC is the independent regulator of health and social care in England. They make sure ...read more
