Australia is loosening regulations so that general practitioners (GPs) can meet the growing demand for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD ) care. But some specialists are advising caution.

Earlier this year, the Western Australian government committed $1.3 million to training 65 GPs in ADHD management via a 13-hour online training module and a 6-month period of psychiatrist mentoring and peer learning.

Sean Stevens, MD

“I'm seeing it every day in my practice, with patients struggling to get a timely diagnosis and treatment for ADHD,” Sean Stevens, MD, chair of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) ADHD Working Group in Western Australia, told Medscape Medical News .

“GPs are able to do this,” he said. “It's a matter of ensuring that the training

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