How to Approach Conversations With Adult Patients Who Might Have ADHD: New Tools and Insights
Author(s)Leah Kuntz, Nona Kocher, MD, MPH
Key Takeaways
- Quintessence Psychiatry uses Mentavi’s Diagnostic Evaluation to enhance ADHD assessments, offering a structured, objective alternative to traditional testing.
- Dr. Nona Kocher highlights the importance of open, exploratory conversations with patients, focusing on understanding rather than criticism.
- The Mentavi tool addresses diagnostic uncertainty and stigma, providing clear, data-driven insights that improve patient engagement and treatment adherence.
- It reduces trial and error in treatment selection, supports telehealth workflows, and elevates the standard of care with evidence-based assessments.
Discover how best to approach ADHD assessments and utilize tools such as the Mentavi Diagnostic Evaluation, which can help improve patient care and reduce stigma.
Over 15.5 million US adults had an attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis.1 Telepsychiatry practice Quintessence Psychiatry recently adopted a clinically validated diagnostic tool to change the patient care workflow: Mentavi Health’s clinically validated asynchronous Diagnostic Evaluation for adult ADHD assessments, an alternative to a structured clinical interview.2 Psychiatric Times sat down with Nona Kocher, MD, MPH, a psychiatrist at Quintessence Psychiatry, to learn more about ADHD assessment and how best to implement new tools in patient conversations.
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