Research · United States
CDC: adult ADHD diagnoses surged in 2023, with telehealth playing a central role
The MMWR report finds nearly half of adults with ADHD now use telehealth as part of their care.
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The CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on adult ADHD diagnosis, treatment, and telehealth use draws on its Rapid Surveys System data from late 2023. It documents both a meaningful rise in self-reported adult ADHD and a heavy reliance on telehealth as the delivery mode.
The report sits in the middle of a contested clinical conversation about whether adult ADHD is being newly recognized or over-recognized, and what role pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities should play going forward.
Read the full MMWR for the methodology and demographic breakdowns.
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