Practitioner Review: Continuity of mental health care from childhood to adulthood for youths with ADHD: who, how and when?

TY - JOUR

T1 - Practitioner Review: Continuity of mental health care from childhood to adulthood for youths with ADHD

T2 - who, how and when?

AU - Adamo, Nicoletta

AU - Singh, Swaran P.

AU - Bölte, Sven

AU - Coghill, David

AU - Newcorn, Jeffrey H

AU - Parlatini, Valeria

AU - Purper-Ouakil, Diane

AU - Rausch, Juliane

AU - Rohde, Luis Augusto

AU - Santosh, Paramala J.

AU - Banaschewski, Tobias

AU - Buitelaar, Jan B.

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s). Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health.

PY - 2024/11/30

Y1 - 2024/11/30

N2 - Many youths with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) experience significant long-term impairment and may develop concurrent mental and somatic health difficulties as adults. This is associated with burden and costs for the individual and society which could be prevented through continued support in youth. Yet, only few young people transition to adult mental health services for ongoing care in different countries worldwide. We provide an overview on current transition practices, highlighting the gaps in knowledge and the barriers to effective service transitioning, while considering the large geographical variation in available guidelines and service provision. For ease of use, this review is organized in a question-and-answer format covering different aspects of the transition process and considering both service users’ and clinicians’ perspectives. Consensus is needed to identify those that require continued care, the optimal timing to arrange transition, and the most suitable services. Finally, we discuss cost-effectiveness of transition practices, consider examples of best practice, and propose recommendations on how to improve transitional care, including the importance of service users’ input into transition planning.

AB - Many youths with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) experience significant long-term impairment and may develop concurrent mental and somatic health difficulties as adults. This is associated with burden and costs for the individual and society which could be prevented through continued support in youth. Yet, only few young people transition to adult mental health services for ongoing care in different countries worldwide. We provide an overview on current transition practices, highlighting the gaps in knowledge and the barriers to effective service transitioning, while considering the large geographical variation in available guidelines and service provision. For ease of use, this review is organized in a question-and-answer format covering different aspects of the transition process and considering both service users’ and clinicians’ perspectives. Consensus is needed to identify those that require continued care, the optimal timing to arrange transition, and the most suitable services. Finally, we discuss cost-effectiveness of transition practices, consider examples of best practice, and propose recommendations on how to improve transitional care, including the importance of service users’ input into transition planning.

KW - ADHD

KW - service continuity

KW - transition

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85198662933

U2 - 10.1111/jcpp.14036

DO - 10.1111/jcpp.14036

M3 - Review article

SN - 1469-7610

VL - 65

SP - 1526

EP - 1537

JO - Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines

JF - Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines

IS - 11

ER -