What is the process a general physician would use to diagnose adult ADHD?

I'm have an appointment with my primary care physician to be screened for adult ADHD. Does anyone know what he will do in order to test and diagnose me?

Many things can look like ADHD so if he does a GOOD job evaluating you then he will do an extensive evaluation to rule out other possible causes. Unfortunately, MOST PCP's don't do extensive evaluations and are quick to give a pencil/paper self-report scale, write a prescription and call it a day.
I went to a specialty clinic with a psychiatrist who is trained in mental health and knows what to look for and what to rule out. For mine they did a really long self-report scale to make sure that I didn't have any other mental health things going on like depression or an anxiety disorder. I took a computer test that gauged several things (impulsivity, attention and I don't remember the rest). They should have you submit questionnaires to family and/or friends because they often have information about you that you don't know yourself.For example, you may not realize tat you are tuning out in conversations because it's normal for you, but others might recognize it!
Good luck!

Derek, Paula is right. MAKE SURE your primary care physician is qualified and knowledgeable about ADHD and other behavioural disorders. Many doctors are not. If your appointment is a few days away and you are curious whether you are ADHD positive or not, you want to take this quick screener. Its only 6 questions long. You can get it here:

http://www.adhdquestionsandanswers.com/A...

Have a nice day Derek, and I wish you good health always.

He may ask you questions or refer you to a psychologists. I never heard of care physicians diagnosing ADHD but I know that they can.

Psychologists use checklists and observation to make a diagnosis. It's not that complicated or hard.

they will stick a pen in front of your face and say follow this with your eyes.... if you take your eyes off of the pen you have ADD but be truthful, don't try REALLY hard to keep your eyes on the pen just be normal or else they may diagnose you wrong