There are no devices that are approved by the FDA to aid in the diagnosis of ADHD. This is because none have been proven to work yet. This is also why your insurance wont pay; because it is an unapproved medical device. There are some brain tests that are in current clinical trials and may be eventually useful in diagnosis or for aiding in selecting treatment, just not yet.
What kind of doc is Dr. Reicks?
A psychiatrist bases the diagnosis on the criteria in the DSM IV (the current accepted consensus for mental issues). Other bells and whistles are not yet proven.
As ebson has stated, you also need to rule out other things that can cause ADHD symptoms as part of the diagnostic process.
The only thing I could find on this Qb test is an ad in the Fullerton newspaper( I googled) on page 4 http://www.fullertonobserver.com/artman/uploads/fofeb2sm.pdf
His ad claims it is FDA approved, but the FDA qwebsite has no info on it, Dr. Reicks is associated with the Amen clinics apparently. He is a regular MD.
I'm not familiar with Qb testing but my ds was tested with the QEEG and his psychiatrist had us have him tested for reactive hypoglycemia. My insurance paid for the majorityof the QEEG and all of the glucose tolerance test that was conducted to determine the reactive hypoglycemia. (r h can be a cause for some impulsive issues... we had to go to a high protein and low carb diet in conjunction with a med, low dosage)
4myson39172.9049074074I'm no expert, but I don't think a complex disorder like ADHD can be "tested" for in 15 min and that you could have accurate drug levels in one week. I hope I'm not offending anyone when I say this, but my bullsh*t meter is going off the scale!
I took another look and found that the device has a 510k with the FDA. This means it is equivalant to a previous device (probably the TOVA). Basically, it watches motion and scores the responses. A few docs use these but the diagnosis is generally made on the basis of the criteria in the DSM (as accepted medical practice).
http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/pdf4/k040894.pdf
I personally would not pay for a test that is not recommended by medical consensus. There may be a time that someone actually compares this instrument to acceptable forms of diagnosis and shows how well it works. But until then, I go with the experts. THe psychiatrist watches my kids at each visit and compares that to the reports by myself and the teacher to assess treatment (not based on only one setting).
i am currently trying to find out if my 12 year old son is in fact ADHD of ADD although it seems obvious that he is. yesterday i took him to Dr. Ed Reicks in fullerton, CA. He told me about a test that orginated in Switzerland and is only available in 3 places in the US. and lucky for me he just so happens to have one is his office. it is called the Qb Test-Plus. dont get me wrong, it sounds wonderful. my only problem is that it costs 5 and is not covered by insurance. i was wondering if there was anyone out there who had tried this and what their experience was like. i would love to hear about it.
thank you so much for any help you can give,
cyndy
cyndy2439172.5121180556I have never heard of it, but it seems that once everything else is ruled out then a Psychiatrist could make a diagnosis without it.