The New Patient Process

Here's what happens at each step, from the free pre-assessment to your 90-minute evaluation.

Phase 1: Screening

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Pre-Assessment

We start by learning about your symptoms through a free online pre-assessment. It's based on the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS), developed by the World Health Organization with researchers at Harvard and NYU. Start the free pre-assessment

Please note: It's a screening, not a diagnosis. Screenings like this help spot symptoms, and any diagnosis comes later, from your evaluation with one of our psychiatric practitioners.
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Medical History

Next, you'll share your medical history: your symptoms, your health, and the medications you take. We know it asks a lot of you, and having the full picture is what lets us give you a careful answer.

Diagnosed or treated before? Your past records help your practitioner see the whole picture. Send us what you have and sign the release, and we'll request the rest. If you can't get them, just let us know before you book.

Phase 2: Review and Booking

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Clinical Review

A member of our clinical team reads through every medical history themselves, and you'll hear from us within one business day. If an evaluation with us is the right next step, you'll get a link to book it at a time that works for you. If we need more information, we'll ask, and if we're not the right practice for you, we'll tell you why.

Please note: Booking a visit doesn't guarantee an ADHD diagnosis or a prescription. The evaluation decides that.
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Prescription History Check

Stimulant medications for ADHD are controlled substances, so before your evaluation we check your prescription history in CURES, California's prescription database. It's part of how we prescribe carefully.

Phase 3: Your Evaluation

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90-Minute Video Evaluation

We want you to have plenty of time with your practitioner, so your evaluation runs 90 minutes by video with one of our ADHD specialists. Every psychiatric practitioner who evaluates and treats you is ADHD-CCSP certified, and a board-certified psychiatrist oversees every case. Your practitioner goes through your history, how your symptoms have developed over time, and how they show up day to day before making any diagnosis. You'll get a straight answer even when ADHD isn't the diagnosis.

Please note: Attention problems can overlap with sleep, anxiety, depression, other medical issues, and the medications you take, so your practitioner looks at all of it. If something else needs care first, they'll tell you, and they may ask you to see a specialist before any ADHD treatment.
Our goal has been the same since 2011: to treat ADHD without compromising your overall health. See your first visit, step by step

Phase 4: If We're Treating You

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Blood Pressure Check

ADHD medications can raise blood pressure and heart rate, so after your evaluation we'll ask for a reading before any prescription is sent, and we'll keep checking during treatment. You can take it at home, at a pharmacy, at another doctor's office, or in person at our office on Brighton Way in Beverly Hills. We'll send you instructions for each option.

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Your Prescription

If medication is right for you, your practitioner sends the prescription electronically to your pharmacy once your evaluation and blood pressure readings are complete. Your pharmacy handles dispensing and stock. If they tell you a medication is on backorder, let your Care Team know and we'll help you find one that has it.

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Ongoing Care

Regular follow-ups are part of treatment here, because they're how your practitioner keeps it safe and working. Between visits, your Care Team handles scheduling and gets your questions to your practitioner. Check-ins between follow-ups are free, and there's no subscription or membership.

Getting Started

We see adults 18 and older in California. You'll need to be physically in California for every video visit, and prescriptions go to a California pharmacy.

Start the free pre-assessment

Have questions? View our FAQ or see our pricing.