Sarah Chen

Sarah Chen works on our assessment and diagnosis coverage. Her background is editorial health writing — not medicine. She reads the NIMH adult ADHD pages, the DSM-5-TR criteria, and the evaluation protocols published by specialty clinics, then turns them into plain-English explainers for people trying to decide whether to book an appointment.

A lot of what she writes is the in-between stuff: what actually happens in a 90-minute assessment, what a screener score means and doesn't mean, how providers decide between ADHD, anxiety, and burnout, and when an online questionnaire is useful versus when it is a waste of time.

Her pieces tend to start from a real reader question and then bring in evidence from one or two authoritative bodies (NIMH, CDC, NICE, NHS, peer-reviewed clinical reviews). She is careful to separate 'this is the research' from 'this is lived experience'.

What this writer covers

• Adult ADHD screening and assessment
• What a formal evaluation looks like
• Differential and co-occurring conditions
• Talking to a primary care provider or psychiatrist

How they research a piece

Sarah works from a short Tier A source list (NIMH, CDC, NICE, NHS, WHO) and a Tier B layer of peer-reviewed clinical reviews. Every numerical claim in her pieces is tied to a named source in the References list. She asks a licensed clinician on retainer for fact checks when something sits close to diagnosis or treatment language.

What they are not

Sarah is a health writer, not a physician, psychologist, or therapist. She does not diagnose, prescribe, or recommend medication. Her role is to help you come into a clinical appointment better prepared.

We keep writer credentials honest on purpose. If you want the full methodology — source tiers, correction policy, how we handle medical claims — read our editorial & sourcing policy.