I'm going to throw this out there.. I'm not sure how long it has been recognized that ADD/ADHD is not only a condition of childhood, but can affect people into adulthood. (Wow, is this site incredibly slow tonight or is my new computer taking a cr@p already?) Secondly, I think that GPs are not always up to date on these conditions and may not always feel comfortable in prescribing meds which they really have not much experience with. In my experience, meds for ADHD kids are preferred to be prescribed by pediatricians.. and then when a child becomes 18, they leave the ped's care and go on to get care from someone else. I could see him going regularly for meds, because in Ontario, not sure if same in Alberta, docs don't like to prescribe meds too far in advance any more, and they like to see their patients in person in order to prescribe more. May not have to be weekly, for sure... but wondering if that could also be something related to DG potentially being on some kind of disability income via the government.. not sure what their requirements are for continuation, etc.? Also, too bad we don't know more, but it could be that he was attending weekly group therapy sessions or something, and not necessarily a one-on-one one-hour appointment with the actual psychiatrist each week? He may have also had multiple diagnoses, which may have made it more difficult to get his meds down right?