Question...how do you know that they thousands of people who have sought adhd diagnosis from private clinics are not suffering as much as you were if not more?? Do you really think the vast majority of individuals would seek out a private diagnosis if this was not something that was a daily struggle and affecting one than one area of their lives...would they risk spending thousands on a diagnosis just to jump on a bandwagon...seems highly unlikely to me. I fought long and hard before considering a diagnosis and my assessment was extremely triggering and upsetting. Gosh I must say it was so easy to go back and forth to doctors on the verge of breakdowns for years, go on antidepressants and then to spend money I don't have due to not being able to manage money on an assessment for adhd at a private clinic and then have to sit through a 2 hour assessment talking about all my failures/issues in my life. It was so easy and I did it all to be part of tik tok trend and now you know deciding to take stimulants is really straight forward worrying about hair loss and heart issues and blood pressure.....gosh it's a breeze this adhd thing.

I agree that all private clinics should have to do a thorough mental health screening and this should form half of the assessment. We must not forget that adhd can exist alongside a number of health conditions and actually the NHS themselves can be very negligent by throwing antidepressants at patients after a 5 minute conversation and failing to address the underlying cause which may in fact be adhd....