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, including source tiers, correction policy, and how we handle medical claims, read our editorial & sourcing policy.