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ADHD

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Mental Health Minutes: ADHD

EQIPP (CME and MOC/QI free for AAP Members): ADHD – Diagnose, Treat, and Monitor

AAP Motivational Interviewing for ADHD type behaviors: Inattention and Impulsivity


MCPAP Clinical Conversations (Webinars):

April 27, 2021: ADHD Update: MCPAP ADHD Algorithm
By: Jefferson Prince, MD
View PowerPoint slideshow here.

June 23, 2020: Is this Trauma or ADHD? Tips to Address the Mental Health Care Needs of Youth in Foster Care in a Primary Care Setting?
By: Wynne Morgan, MD, UMass Medical School
View PowerPoint slideshow here.

May 22, 2018: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Update: Rollout of New MCPAP ADHD Guideline
By: Jefferson Prince, MD, Co-Medical Director Eastern MCPAP Teams
View PowerPoint slideshow here.

Dr. Michele Reardon’s MCPAP Clinical Conversation presentation, Managing ADHD in Pediatric Primary Care, click here.
To view the powerpoint presentation, click here.


Webpage Resources:

AAP Clinical Practice Guideline and Implementation Guide for ADHD: 
https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/144/4/e20192528/81590/Clinical-Practice-Guideline-for-the-Diagnosis

Society for DBP Complex ADHD:
https://journals.lww.com/jrnldbp/_layouts/15/oaks.journals/downloadpdf.aspx?an=00004703-202003001-00004

MCPAP Algorithms and other resources 
https://www.mcpap.com/Provider/ADHD.aspx#.

Vanderbilt Scales: 
https://www.nichq.org/sites/default/files/resource-file/NICHQ-Vanderbilt-Assessment-Scales.pdf

ADHD Rating Scale IV for Preschool Age Patients: 
https://pcptoolkit.beaconhealthoptions.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cms-quality-child_adhd_rating_scale_screener.pdf

New as of 1/14/24

Algorithms and Prescribing Guides for ADHD

Texas Children’s Health Plan ADHD Provider Toolkithttps://www.texaschildrenshealthplan.org/sites/default/files/pdf/ADHD%20Provider%20Toolkit_2017_FINAL.pdf

2022 – 2023 Florida Best Practice Psychotherapeutic Medication Guidelines for Children and Adolescents

https://floridabhcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Full-Set_2022-06-FL-Best-Practice-Medication-Child-Adolescent-FINAL_06-14-22-1.pdf

AAP What Every Clinician Should Know Before Starting a Patient on Medication

https://www.aap.org/globalassets/publications/adhd2/basic-facts-clinicians.f0907.pdf

Prescribing Guidelines for ADHD from Nationwide Childrens Hospitalhttps://www.nationwidechildrens.org/-/media/nch/for-medical-professionals/practice-tools-new/prescribing-guidelines-for-adhd_.ashx

Northwell Visual ADHD Medication Guide: Updated at least annually:
http://www.adhdmedicationguide.com/

Northwell Stimulant Medication Guide for Prescribers: http://www.adhdmedicationguide.com/pdf/stim_med_guide_combo_092223.pdf

CADDRA GUIDE TO ADHD PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENTS IN CANADA – (includes some administration tips)
https://www.caddra.ca/wp-content/uploads/Nov-2022-Medication-laminate-1.pdf

AAP EQIPP ADHD Care Plan:
https://eqipp.aap.org/File%20Library/Courses/ADHD/Measures%20and%20Tools/ADHDCarePlanWithActionPlan.pdf

Behavioral Modification and other Psychosocial Treatments:

Florida International University Psychosocial Treatments for ADHD: https://ccf.fiu.edu/research/_assets/psychosocial_fact_sheet-updated-1214.pdf

Non-medication Interventions for ADHD: MD Chapter AAP- Linda Grossman,MD: https://www.mdaap.org/pdf/Bi_Ped_Brief_Interv_ADHD.pdf

CHADD Psychosocial Treatments for ADHD-hyperlinked document https://chadd.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Psychosocial-Treatments-for-Children-with-ADHD.pdf

POSSIBLE TREATMENT PLAN GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR KIDS AND ADOLESCENTS — Adapted by Barbara Griswold LMFT
https://theinsurancemaze.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/TREATMENT-PLAN-GOALS-KIDS-TEENS.pdf

College of William and Mary Classroom Interventions for Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder Considerations Packet:
https://education.wm.edu/centers/ttac/documents/packets/adhd.pdf

Videos:

Russell Barkley’s Keys to Success for Children and Teens with ADHD (to share with Parents): https://youtu.be/547RBhNWHQw?si=pnnEjHLTn1Tx58Cb

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Helping your Child with ADHD Success at School (may share with Parents): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6TtRgNtjcw

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