Annie Hoey (Labour) | Oireachtas source

We have discussed the regulation of psychology and there is stuff happening and I am not sure where all of that is at.

For the purposes of this topic, it is highly problematic. I have not come across anyone so far who has had a negative experience, as people have managed to go back to their GP or whatever. On the subject of GPs, there is an issue where we always have faith. I am particularly interested in adult women with ADHD. The issue of women not being believed in all sorts of medical spheres is well documented. I do not think there is anyone who does not know a woman who consistently went with pain, or whatever issue, and who was not believed. In this area it is particularly challenging. We hear throwaway comments about how it is a child's disease, how adults cannot get it, it is attention seeking and so on. It is also called a disease. We have lots of requirements around general practitioners. There is the CAMHS piece for children. What would be the ideal scenario? Is it an awareness piece for GPs? How do we get the primary care person to listen and believe women, in particular, when they say they think they may have ADHD? I have heard through the grapevine that a lot of people I know have had negative experiences. That is what has sent them down the more private route.