The battle for ADHD diagnoses in New Zealand | Sunday Investigates

Struggling people, and a medical system that's struggling to keep up.
Despite an estimated 300,000 New Zealanders potentially grappling with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, fewer than 20% are correctly diagnosed and treated.
Medical appointments for ADHD diagnosis are expensive and hard to come by, and patients say they’re desperate for the care and medication they badly need.
So why is a GP’s career threatened for trying to help? And what’s being done to improve patient access?
Reporter: Gill Higgins
Producer: Del Byast
Cameras: Tory Evans, Rewi Heke, Will Green
Editor: Paul Anderson
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