ADHD Review Fees
Clarity In Understanding Review Fee Structure
If you have an existing ADHD diagnosis and are seeking ongoing care, medication management or continuity of care, the independent GPs consulting from One Point Medical can review your history and discuss ongoing treatment options and take over management.
Clarity In Understanding Review Fee Structure
Learn how we guide you through the next steps in your ongoing care
Assisting the consultation process and a path forward.
Answers to ongoing ADHD management related queries.
> Initial consultation: 30–60 minutes
> Consultation fee: $230.00-$325.00
> Medicare rebate will apply if eligible
Please note that some patients require a longer appointment, additional review appointments or further documentation depending on the complexity of their history and prescribing requirements.
Stimulant medications used to treat ADHD are Schedule 8 (S8) medications and are subject to Victorian prescribing requirements
Your GP may need to apply for the relevant prescribing authority before stimulant medication can be prescribed.
Patients prescribed stimulant medication for ADHD are required to have a psychiatrist review at least every two years.
If a psychiatrist review has not occurred within the previous two years, a new specialist assessment and review will be required before ongoing stimulant prescribing can continue.
As the prescribing doctor is responsible for obtaining this authority, they must be satisfied that the diagnosis and treatment plan are supported by appropriate clinical information and documentation.
To support this process, patients are required to:
Additional documentation, review appointments or specialist involvement may be required before prescribing can occur.
Having a previous ADHD diagnosis does not automatically mean stimulant medication can be prescribed at the first appointment
The Loffty platform and why we recommend it. Learn more about Loffty and ADHD Pre-assessment appointments here.
Patients relocating interstate, from overseas or transitioning from specialist-led care may still be suitable for ongoing ADHD management through One Point Medical.
Your GP will review your documentation and discuss the most appropriate pathway for your care.
Where available, patients are encouraged to provide:
Previous reports and specialist letters help your GP understand your diagnosis history, previous treatment and ongoing care requirements. This information assists in providing safe and appropriate continuity of care.
Yes. Please book an ADHD review appointment and provide any available documentation relating to your diagnosis, treatment history and previous prescribing arrangements.
Your GP will review your situation and discuss the most appropriate next steps.
Prescribing decisions are made at the discretion of the treating GP and depend on factors including:
Additional documentation or specialist review may sometimes be required.
This depends on your individual circumstances, treatment history and current prescribing arrangements.
Your GP will review your documentation and discuss the most appropriate pathway for your ongoing care.
If you would like to either add your details to the Adult ADHD booking waiting list or make a deposit payment to secure the next available Adult ADHD appointment, please fill in the information below along with a brief description of your medical needs.
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Please remember you must complete your Loffty assessment before you attend your appointment.
All assessments must be conducted face to face.
Reception staff will require a deposit of $150 at the time of securing your appointment when reception call or when you have responded to their request to phone back.
Please note that this $150 deposit is not refundable if the appointment is cancelled within 24 hours of the scheduled appointment time.
Unfortunately, unless the aforementioned appointment procedure is followed, we are unable to make your booking.
We look forward to providing for your care.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a lifelong, inherited behavioural condition which includes poor concentration, distractibility and restlessness. It is often associated with other psychiatric problems such as depression, anxiety and addictions which can have a major impact on quality of life.
However, having ADHD is not necessarily just a negative thing as it is also commonly associated with personality traits and talents, which we value in our society. People with ADHD are often creative, lateral thinking, high energy, driven individuals, who can hyper-focus and entertain. They are often the leaders or “movers and shakers” who generate and value new ideas, who take risks and who drive us forward in our society.
The World Health Organization estimated in 2013 that ADHD affects about 39 million people. It is one of the most inherited and most common psychiatric conditions.
Although reports indicate that ADHD affects 2.5%–5% of adults in the general population, and 5%–7% of children, fewer than one in five adults with ADHD are currently diagnosed and/or treated. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4195639/)
The official classification is found in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatry version five (DSM-V). There are three subtypes of ADHD.
1. Inattentive ADHD – mostly has difficulty focusing, easily distracted, day-dreamy, procrastinating, forgetful and disorganised.
2. Hyperactive ADHD – mostly restless, fidgety, driven, jumping from task to task, impulsive, loud, demanding, energetic and impatient.
3. Combined type ADHD – symptoms of both inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity.
Symptoms that suggest ADHD include the following :
Your One Point Medical doctor will require you to complete a Loffty self-assessment online. Loffty is the world’s most comprehensive mental health self-assessment tool that helps psychologists, GPs and other mental health specialists diagnose, treat and monitor you’re your ADHD more effectively. Loffty generates more detailed information, more quickly to help our GPs make more accurate and more timely diagnoses. They can then make better informed treatment decisions which lead to you getting better, faster.
Your One Point Medical doctor will also take a complete medical history to check for other conditions. A full life history will include questions about your childhood, adolescence, drug & alcohol, relationships, education, work, forensic and family history. An appropriate physical examination, including blood pressure, weight and height will also be completed.
After this a differential diagnosis will be formulated and may be tested with the use of investigations which could include blood and urine tests or quantum EEG.
A Loffty mental health treatment plan is then prepared by your GP including the relevant psychiatric symptoms, possible diagnoses, graphed severity ratings, aims and goals of treatment, patient responsibilities and modes of treatment.
The diagnosis will be confirmed with a second opinion from a specialist psychiatrist who has expertise in attention problems.
A second meeting will then discuss which modes of treatment which may be suitable. These will include possible referral to a psychologist with expertise in attention problems, possible referral to an ADHD coach or drug & alcohol service, discussion about exercise, diet and possible supplements. Detailed discussion about medication including expected positive effects, side effects, interactions, housekeeping and travel. Discussion will also focus on the neuroanatomy and patho-physiology of ADHD and how the patient has come to experience the problems that they have encountered in their life and how treatment will assist in turning these problems around.
Your doctor will carefully monitor your response to treatment by meeting, initially in one to two weeks, then monthly and finally three monthly on an ongoing basis to assist in making sure you get the very best outcomes possible. Our follow-up process will include repeat Loffty self-assessments to assess the clinical response and modification of treatment if required. The specialist psychiatrist will review the response in twelve months and thereafter every two years but will be on hand as part of the team to offer assistance at any time as required.
As ADHD is a genetic condition which starts in childhood. Determining whether an adult has ADHD requires similar but more comprehensive assessment which takes into account conditions that develop post childhood such as bipolar disorder and others. Often a diagnosis in a child, will lead to investigation of the family history with the possibility of uncovering the diagnosis in a parent. At other times an adult will seek help for depression, anxiety, addictions or symptoms co-morbid with ADHD and then have their ADHD discovered.
Other than inattention and/or impulsiveness symptoms, adults with ADHD may have other issues that they are seeking help for, including:
An adult must have persistent, current symptoms that date to childhood to be diagnosed with ADHD.
There is a strong genetic link with ADHD supported by extensive genetic testing and a large body of literature including twin studies. It has been suggested that ADHD is one of the most inheritable conditions in Psychiatry. If one parent has ADHD there is a one in four chance that their child will have it and a one in two chance if both parents have ADHD.
If the difficulties associated with ADHD are not managed appropriately, they can lead to social, emotional, physical, financial, forensic, academic and occupational problems. It is all about quality of life, mitigating risk and achieving your potential. Management is a course your doctor will pursue to ensure the best possible results for you or your child with ADHD.
ADHD is characteristically accompanied by other conditions. The following are a few examples: