Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adolescents -

Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adolescents
Information type: Systematic reviews
Source: Journal of the American Medical Association
Specialities: Mental health and illness | Paediatric and neonatal medicine
Summary
This review of 16 RCTs and 1 meta-analysis (n=2668) found both stimulant and non-stimulant medications led to clinically significant reductions of 14.93 to 24.60 points on the ADHD Rating Scale in adolescents. This scale ranges from 0 (least symptomatic) to 54 (most symptomatic).
UKMi comment
An editoral discusses this research, including the authors claims that the benefit of methylphenidate is unclear, partly due to the risk of bias.
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