- Title
- The experience of psychologists and psychiatrists providing services to adults living with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Creator
- Gowar, Rozanne Petal
- Subject
- Psychoanalysts
- Subject
- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Subject
- Attention-deficit disorder in adults
- Date Issued
- 2017
- Date
- 2017
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MA
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/15879
- Identifier
- vital:28281
- Description
- There is widespread international interest in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). ADHD was considered to be a childhood onset neurodevelopmental disorder with few presenting symptoms in adulthood. Current research disputes this belief and there are a significant number of adults that meet the diagnostic criteria for ADHD in adulthood. This study explored the experience of selected Psychiatrists and Psychologists providing mental health services to adults living with ADHD. The awareness and presenting patterns of ADHD among adults as well as the intervention strategies used by these practitioners was explored. Furthermore, an exploration of the differential diagnoses associated with ADHD was undertaken, as well as whether the disorder was considered to be the primary or a co-morbid diagnosis in the treatment process. An explorative, descriptive- research design, utilizing a semi-structured interview format and a short survey of participants to provide descriptive statistics was used. Non-probability purposive snowballing sampling was used to gain access to psychiatrists and psychologists in both public or hospital service and independent private practice who met the inclusion criteria and who were willing to participate in the study. Interviews were conducted in English by the researcher. The major findings of the present study were categorized in three over-arching themes namely (1) views regarding the diagnosis of adults with ADHD, (2) experiences regarding the effects of impairment related to ADHD in adults, and (3) treatment and current care options for Adult ADHD. Sub-Themes were used to further explore the results. This study provides for a more in-depth understanding of Adult ADHD.
- Format
- 87 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Health Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
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