For patients
How to get an assessment.
Ask your family doctor or nurse practitioner to refer you; the conversation starter below helps you begin.
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Steps to an assessment
You
Talk to your physician or nurse practitioner
Discuss what you are noticing and whether an assessment would help. The conversation starter below can help you begin.
Conversation starterI've been having ongoing trouble with attention and follow-through, and I'd like to talk about whether it's worth a clinical assessment. I understand a questionnaire score can't settle it on its own, and that an assessment might point to ADHD, something else, both, or neither. Can we talk about whether a referral makes sense for me?
- British Columbia residents
- Adults 18 to 65
- Virtual appointments
- Covered by MSP for eligible residents
The assessment is virtual, for BC residents aged 18 to 65, and covered by MSP for eligible residents. Bring health details to that conversation, not to this website.
Your clinician
Sends the referral through the secure form
Your clinician can use the practice's secure referral instructions. A referral must be received before anything is accepted or booked.
Referral information for your clinician →Your referring office
Receives an acknowledgement
Your referring office receives an acknowledgement when a referral is submitted.
An acknowledgement does not confirm acceptance or an appointment.
You
While you wait
The current wait for assessment is about twelve months.
If you are unsure whether your referral was sent, ask your referring office to confirm that it completed the electronic submission. A submitted referral does not confirm acceptance or an appointment.
Follow any instructions you receive from the clinic. Your referring clinician remains responsible for ongoing care; discuss changes in your health and questions about care with that clinician while you wait.
The practice
Assessment and written report
Dr. Marie Claire Bourque provides one-time adult ADHD assessments, with a written report and treatment recommendations. Given the current waitlist, routine ongoing psychiatric care is not included.
You must have a referring physician or nurse practitioner who remains responsible for your ongoing care, including reviewing the recommendations with you and arranging appropriate treatment and monitoring.
Your appointment is virtual. Follow the appointment and preparation instructions the clinic sends you.
What the assessment considers →
Common questions
Questions people ask before a referral.
Can I request a group referral myself?
Ask your physician or nurse practitioner whether the ACT group is a good fit. They can refer you to the practice's existing waitlist. Patients cannot submit their own referral, and joining the waitlist does not confirm a place or an appointment.
What can I expect from the assessment?
The assessment brings together your history, the difficulties you are experiencing and how they affect your life. It considers other possible explanations and conditions that can occur together. Questionnaire scores help inform that assessment; they do not make the diagnosis.
Does assessment guarantee an ADHD diagnosis?
No. The assessment may point to ADHD, another explanation, both, or neither.
Guides to read and share
Read about treatment options and bring your questions to your physician or nurse practitioner. You can read the patient guide online or download a PDF.
Patient guides →If the need is urgent
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