No Upped Risk for Psychosis With ADHD Tx in Teens, Young Adults

 ADHD in the News 2019-06-20


Among individuals ages 12 to 30 with a history of psychosis, there was no difference in the rate of psychotic events 12 weeks prior to and 12 weeks after they began methylphenidate treatment (incidence rate ratio 0.95, 95% CI 0.69-1.30), reported Chris Hollis, PhD, of the University of Nottingham in England, and colleagues.