Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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International
●International consensus statement for the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of adolescents with concurrent attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and substance use disorder (2020)
Canada
●Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance (CADDRA): Canadian ADHD practice guidelines, 4.1 edition (2020)
●Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't administer psychostimulant medications to preschool children with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), but offer parent-administered behavioural therapy (2020)
●Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't use atypical antipsychotics as a first-line intervention for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with disruptive behaviour disorders (2020)
●Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't use psychostimulants as a first-line intervention in preschool children with ADHD (2020)
●Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS): Position statement on ADHD in children and youth – Part 1: Etiology, diagnosis, and comorbidity (2018)
●CPS: Position statement on ADHD in children and youth – Part 2: Treatment (2018)
●CPS: Position statement on ADHD in children and youth – Part 3: Assessment and treatment with comorbid ASD, ID, or prematurity (2018)
●CPS: Position statement for screening for disruptive behaviour problems in preschool children in primary health care settings (2017)
●Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network Psychopharmacology Committee (ATN-PC): Clinical practice pathways for evaluation and medication choice for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in autism spectrum disorders (2012)
●CPS, the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS), and the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CACAP): Position statement on cardiac risk assessment before the use of stimulant medications in children and youth (2009)
United States
●Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
●American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Clinical report for the evaluation and management of children and adolescents with acute mental health or behavioral problems – Part I: Common clinical challenges of patients with mental health and/or behavioral emergencies (2016, reaffirmed 2022)
●AAP: Clinical report for the evaluation and management of children with acute mental health or behavioral problems – Part II: Recognition of clinically challenging mental health related conditions presenting with medical or uncertain symptoms (2016, reaffirmed 2022)
●AAP: Clinical report on promoting optimal development – Identifying infants and young children with developmental disorders through developmental surveillance and screening (2020)
●Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (SDBP): Clinical practice guideline for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with complex attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (2020)
●AAP: Clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents (2019)
●AAP: Clinical report on school-aged children who are not progressing academically – Considerations for pediatricians (2019)
●American Academy of Neurology (AAN): Practice advisory for the utility of EEG theta/beta power ratio in ADHD diagnosis (2016)
●Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network Psychopharmacology Committee (ATN-PC): Clinical practice pathways for evaluation and medication choice for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in autism spectrum disorders (2012)
Europe
●European ADHD Guidelines Group: Current best practice in the management of adverse events during treatment with ADHD medications in children and adolescents (2013)
●European Network for Hyperkinetic Disorders (EUNETHYDIS): European guidelines on managing adverse effects of medication for ADHD (2011)
United Kingdom
●Guidance for identification and treatment of individuals with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder based upon expert consensus (2020)
●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Guideline on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder – Diagnosis and management (2018, updated 2019)
●NICE: Quality standard on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (2013, updated 2018)
●British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP): Evidence-based guidelines for the pharmacological management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, update (2014)
India
●Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP): Consensus statement on evaluation and management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (2017)
