Update: CADDRA has suddenly changed the website address of the ADHD Practice Guidelines. The new one is at
http://www.caddra.ca/english/phys_guide.html
Here’s a complete answer to the above complaint I hear and read far, far too often all over North America.
The CADDRA (Canadian ADD Resource Alliance) Canadian ADHD Practice Guidelines 2006.
The site has 22 documents with 103 pages of great information. Even if you’re not Canadian, they are definitely worth a look. Tell them to download and read these guidelines and as Vancouver Psychiatrist and BC ADHD Clinic director Dr. Margaret Weiss said when she talked about the shameful 1 year wait to get diagnosed for ADHD at the BC ADHD clinic due to govt neglect and underfunding, “it’s all you need to know to diagnose and treat ADHD.”
This is an ABSOLUTE GOLDMINE of Free comprehensive ADHD information for medical professionals to diagnose and treat ADHD medically in Adults, children and teenagers.
I have never seen so much comprehensive information on the diagnostic and medical treatment of ADHD available all in one place as this, and I spent a far too much time on the net searching for ADD material.
Adult with ADHD, parents of children with ADHD, employers and teachers of students with ADHD should also go over some of these free PDF’s. There is a huge amount of useful information here. Knowledge is power.
Note that in #12 CADDRA Physical Exam and Feedback Form – Adult, they have a behavioral treatment checklist that says:
Getting a life-coach or assistant
Engaging in an exercise program
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Entering into an adult ADHD support group
Here’s the list of the CADDRA Canadian ADHD Practice Guidelines. The PDF’s are free to download on their site. Tell others who have or work with people with ADHD about it.
Section 1 – Family Physicians and Primary Care Pediatricians
Chapter 1: Consensus-Based Practice Guidelines for ADHD Simple – Children. 6 pages.
Section 2 – Specialty Pediatrics and Psychiatry CADDRA Guidelines Steering Committee
Chapter 1: Assessment and Treatment of ADHD Simple – Children
Medical Treatment of ADHD Simple – Children. 9 pages
Chapter 2: ADHD Complex – Children. 2 pages.
Chapter 3: Assessment and Treatment of ADHD Simple – Adolescents. 5 pages.
Medical Treatment of ADHD Simple – Adolescents
Chapter 4: ADHD Complex – Adolescents. 2 pages.
Chapter 5: Intervention with Parents of Children with ADHD. 5 pages.
Chapter 6: Appendices – Child and Adolescent Assessment
1 CADDRA Assessment Form #1 – Child and Adolescent. 6 pages.
2 CADDRA Physical Exam and Feedback Form – Child and Adolescent. 6 pages.
3 Checkmate Plus® – CADDRA Version – Teacher’s Form or CADDRA Symptom Inventory. “At the time of printing, CADDRA was in negotiations to see if Canadian physicians could obtain access to this questionnaire.
CADDRA is producing its own CADDRA Symptom Inventory which will be in the public domain and free for all Canadian physicians. It will be made available on the CADDRA website www.caddra.ca in the spring of 2006. The intent of the authors is to allow physicians to make an effective diagnosis with a consideration of all comorbid illnesses so that the clinician can establish a treatment plan. It is also hoped that any questionnaire should be computer scored and allow the clinician to have a hard copy for their medical records.”
4 SNAP IV Parent and Teacher Rating Scale. ” At the time of printing, CADDRA was in negotiations to see if Canadian physicians could obtain access to this questionnaire.”
5 Checkmate Plus® – CADDRA Version – Parents’ Form or CADDRA Symptom Inventory. “At the time of printing, CADDRA was in negotiations with the authors to determine whether it could be used free of charge, with unlimited access by Canadian physicians with a site license being paid by CADDRA. Currently clinicians may access five free visits on the Checkmate Plus website www.checkmateplus.com CADDRA is producing its own CADDRA Symptom Inventory which will be in the public domain and free for all Canadian physicians. It will be made available on the CADDRA website www.caddra.ca in the fall of 2006.”
6 DSM-IV-TR Criteria for ADHD. 2 pages.
7 Weiss Functional Impairment Rating Scale – Parent Report (WFIRS-P). 3 pages.
8 DSM-IV-TR Criteria for Depression. 1 page.
9 Request to School for Psychoeducational Testing (also in MS Word). 1 page.
10 School Accommodations Letter (also in MS Word). 1 page.
Chapter 7: Assessment and Treatment of ADHD Simple – Adults. 10 pages.
Chapter 8: ADHD Complex – Adults. 4 pages.
Chapter 9 Adult Assessment
11 CADDRA Assessment Form #2 – Adult. 13 pages.
12 CADDRA Physical Exam and Feedback Form – Adult. 5 pages.
13 Adult Self Report Scale (ASRS-V1.1, 18 item). 3 pages.
14 Checkmate Plus® – CADDRA Version – Adult Form or CADDRA Symptom Inventory. “At the time of printing, CADDRA was in negotiations with the authors to determine whether it could be used free of charge, with unlimited access by Canadian physicians with a site license being paid by CADDRA. Currently clinicians may access five free visits on the Checkmate Plus website www.checkmateplus.com”
15 Weiss Functional Impairment Rating Scale Self-Report (WFIRS-S). 3 pages.
16 Adult ADHD Developmental History. 4 pages.
Chapter 10 Appendices – Medications for ADHD
17 Medications for ADHD. 14 pages.
18 Management of Simple Medication-Induced Side Effects. 3 pages.
19 CADDRA Side Effect Rating Scale. 1 page.
References. 1 page.
Who wrote these guidelines?
CADDRA steering committee for the Canadian ADHD practice guidelines
Umesh Jain MD PhD FRCPC. Chair, Guidelines Committee Medical Director, Better Behaviour Services Medical Director, YEARS Services Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Toronto, On.
Margaret Weiss PhD MD FRCPC. Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia. Director BC ADHD Clinic, Vancouver, BC
Lily Hechtman MD FRCPC. Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics Community, McGill University, Montreal, Que.
Cheryl Mutch MD FRCPC. Community Pediatrician Vancouver, BC
Declan Quinn MD FRCPC. Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Saskatchewan, SK.
Diane Sacks MD FRCPC. Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, On.
Atilla Turgay MD FRCPC. Director, ADHD Clinic, Training and Research Institute, Scarborough Hospital, Toronto On.
John Yaremko MD FRCPC. Assistant Professor Community Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal, Que.
Michel Maziade MD FRCPC. Professor of Psychiatry, Laval University, Scientific Director, Centre de recherche Universite De Laval Robert-Gifford, Quebec Que.
Editorial Consultants
Heidi Bernhardt. National Director CADDRA
Mary-Ellen Ross Veira. Senior Writer and Editor, McCleery McCann Healthcare Toronto, ON
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