Lawyers for the psychologist say the official diagnosis was made later by a psychiatrist. but our evidence shows vulnerable patients are being let down. these people were supposed to help me and they took advantage of me. i wasn t someone who needed help, i was just money to them. i go undercover as a patient at two other clinics and they also diagnosed me with adhd. all three clinics offered me powerful adhd medication. there is no doubt adhd can have a profound effect and many patients who go private will have the condition. but our investigation reveals how some clinics hand out unreliable diagnoses.
She says harley psychiatrists diagnosed her after a 45 minute online assessment. did you ever get down here to actually see someone? no, no, i never came down here. this is the address that harley psychiatrists give on their website. hello. i m just looking for a harley psychiatrist, please. we don t have psychiatrists here in this building. there is none in this building whatsoever? no. we have been told harley psychiatrists diagnosed almost everyone with adhd. so i paid £685 for an assessment. after filling out a series of questionnaires, i have an online appointment. all right, well, let s get you assessed and see where we can go from there. 0k. my assessor is psychologist 0lga pacholec.
Would you say that you got distracted.? she runs through a checklist of questions. would you say that you become distracted or even bored by things quite quickly? i can get bored by things. i know i don t have the condition because i have already had a rigorous, nhs assessment. but after 45 minutes, the psychologist tells me i have adhd. i think you fit the criteria for adhd very well. so what does that mean, then? you will have it in writing, officially, that you have been diagnosed. 0k. there is no expiration date for this so you are diagnosed for life. 0k. harley psychiatrists told us numerous patients don t get diagnosed, but any suggestion they re misdiagnosing adults with adhd is untrue. and they said the clinic has seen patients at the harley street address. lawyers for the psychologist say the official diagnosis was made later by a psychiatrist.
0k~ my assessor is psychologist 0lga pacholec. would you say that you got distracted.? she runs through a checklist of questions. would you say that you become distracted or even bored by things quite quickly? i can get bored by things. i know i don t have the condition because i have already had a rigorous, nhs assessment. but after 45 minutes, the psychologist tells me i have adhd. i think you fit the criteria for adhd very well. so what does that mean, then? you will have it in writing, officially, that you have been diagnosed. 0k~ there is no expiration date for this so you are diagnosed for life. 0k. harley psychiatrists told us numerous patients don t get diagnosed, but any suggestion they re misdiagnosing adults with adhd is untrue. and they said the clinic has seen patients at the harley street address.