Adult ADHD evaluation · Available across New York
Adult ADHD testing and evaluation for people who want a clearer answer.
When focus, organization, and follow-through keep requiring more effort than they should, a careful psychiatric evaluation can help make sense of the pattern. Objective testing may be included when it can add useful information.
Objective data can add context to the story.
Accepted insurance
Aetna · Cigna · Blue Cross Blue Shield · etc.
More than a quick checklist
A clearer answer comes from looking at the whole pattern.
Adult ADHD can affect executive function, including starting tasks, organizing information, managing time, remembering steps, regulating attention, and following through.
Those difficulties can also overlap with anxiety, depression, sleep disruption, medical concerns, and sustained stress. Evaluation is designed to sort through those possibilities rather than assuming every focus problem is ADHD.
Starting
You know what needs to happen, but beginning often depends on urgency or consequences.
Time
Deadlines arrive faster than expected, and estimating how long tasks will take remains difficult.
Working memory
Steps, intentions, conversations, or everyday objects disappear from awareness while life keeps moving.
Organization
Keeping work, messages, paperwork, and personal responsibilities together requires elaborate systems.
Attention
Focus can be intense when something is urgent or interesting, but difficult to direct consistently.
Compensation
Achievement may be real, but maintaining it takes long hours, anxiety, overpreparation, or constant self-monitoring.
A psychiatric ADHD evaluation
The evaluation combines clinical context with structured information.
No single questionnaire or computerized task can answer every question. The goal is to understand how symptoms developed, where they create impairment, what else may be contributing, and which next steps make sense.
Your history and current life
We review long-standing patterns, present demands, medical history, prior treatment, mood, anxiety, sleep, and the strategies you use to compensate.
Structured symptom assessment
Tools such as the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale help organize symptom information, but are interpreted in context.
Objective testing when appropriate
QbCheck may add objective information about attention, activity, and impulsivity when it can help clarify the clinical picture.
Collateral information when useful
With your consent, input from someone readily available may be considered when it can add meaningful context. It is not required in every case.
Objective testing
What QbCheck can add to an adult ADHD evaluation.
QbCheck is an FDA-cleared, web-based objective ADHD test. It combines a continuous performance task with motion tracking to provide information about attention, activity, and impulsivity.
The results do not diagnose ADHD on their own. They are one source of information that may support clinical judgment alongside your history, symptoms, and day-to-day functioning.
How it works
A structured path from first question to ongoing care.
The sequence can be adapted when the clinical situation calls for something different.
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Free consultation
Speak with our care coordinator about fit, insurance, scheduling, and next steps.
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60-minute psychiatric evaluation
Meet by secure video to review symptoms, history, current function, goals, and other possible explanations.
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Objective testing when appropriate
If it is useful for your evaluation, complete QbCheck remotely using a compatible computer and webcam.
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Results and treatment planning
We review the available information, discuss what it means, and explain appropriate treatment options.
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Ongoing psychiatric care
When the practice is the right fit, follow-up can continue beyond the evaluation so treatment is monitored over time.
The right kind of evaluation
Psychiatric ADHD evaluation is not the same as neuropsychological testing.
This service is designed for adults seeking diagnostic clarity and psychiatric treatment planning. It is not comprehensive neuropsychological or psychoeducational testing, and it is not intended to produce school, disability, or accommodation documentation.
If your primary goal is ongoing ADHD medication management after an established diagnosis, we may be the right fit for you.
Start with a free consultationFrequently asked questions
Questions about adult ADHD testing and evaluation.
The information on this page is general and does not replace an individual psychiatric evaluation.
Can adult ADHD testing be completed online?
Yes. Drive Mental Health provides secure video appointments throughout New York. When QbCheck is clinically appropriate, the objective test can be completed remotely using a compatible computer and webcam.
Does everyone complete QbCheck?
No. QbCheck may be used when it is clinically appropriate. The evaluation plan depends on your history, current symptoms, goals, and the questions that need clarification.
Can QbCheck diagnose ADHD by itself?
No. QbCheck provides objective information about attention, activity, and impulsivity. It does not diagnose ADHD on its own and must be interpreted within a broader clinical evaluation.
Does an evaluation guarantee an ADHD diagnosis or medication?
No. Evaluation does not guarantee a diagnosis or any specific treatment. Recommendations depend on the full clinical picture, and no specific treatment or prescription is uniformly appropriate.
Is this a neuropsychological or psychoeducational evaluation?
No. Drive Mental Health provides a psychiatric ADHD evaluation. It is not comprehensive neuropsychological or psychoeducational testing and is not designed to produce school, disability, or accommodation documentation.
What do I need for remote objective testing?
You will need a compatible computer, a webcam, a stable internet connection, and a quiet setting. The care team will explain the practical requirements if QbCheck is included in your evaluation.
Which insurance plans do you accept?
We accept Aetna, Cigna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Curative, Providence Health Plan, Carelon Behavioral Health, and 1199. Participation and benefits depend on your specific plan. Benefits are verified before your first appointment.
Take the first step
Start with a free 15-minute consultation.
Speak with our care coordinator about fit, insurance, scheduling, and next steps. The consultation is not a clinical evaluation.