Frequently asked questions

Every assessment is conducted by an independent GMC-registered consultant psychiatrist with more than twenty years of psychiatric experience. AppleMend arranges and supports the process; the clinical assessment itself belongs entirely to the psychiatrist.

Appointments are typically available within one week, subject to clinician availability. If your diary is particularly constrained, tell us when you enquire and we will do our best to work around it.

Yes. Assessments are conducted by secure video consultation, so you can attend from anywhere in the UK — from home, from your office, or wherever you feel most at ease.

Adults aged 18 and over who suspect ADHD may explain long-standing difficulties with attention, organisation, starting or finishing. Many of the people we arrange assessments for are professionals, executives, academics and university students — but you do not need to fit a description, and you do not need to be sure.

Before your appointment you will complete background questionnaires, so the clinical time is spent understanding you rather than gathering basics. The assessment itself is an extended, structured clinical interview with a consultant psychiatrist, informed by validated measures and — with your consent — collateral perspective from someone who knows you well. Your wider mental-health context is considered throughout.

Yes. Whatever the conclusion, you receive a clear written report and the time to have it explained properly. With your consent it can be shared with your GP, and it may support applications for workplace or university adjustments.

No. Our focus is assessment and diagnosis. AppleMend does not currently arrange medication initiation, titration or ongoing psychiatric treatment. If your assessment points towards treatment, your psychiatrist will explain the routes available to you, and your report can support those conversations.

Yes. Your enquiry and your assessment are confidential, and nothing is shared with employers, universities or your GP without your explicit consent — subject only to the legal and safeguarding obligations that apply to all doctors.

Then you will be told so, honestly. Difficulties with attention and organisation can also arise from anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive difficulties, chronic stress and burnout — and a careful assessment weighs all of these. Either way, you leave with a clearer understanding of your own mind.

A formal diagnostic report may support applications for reasonable adjustments at work or university and, for students, applications for Disabled Students’ Allowance. Each institution makes its own decisions, so it is worth checking their requirements — but a consultant psychiatrist’s report is the strongest starting point.

No. You can enquire directly. If it would help to involve your GP later, that can be arranged with your consent.