Risk of hospitalisation for first-onset psychosis or mania within a year of ADHD medication initiation in adults with ADHD

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drug treatment for youth and adults has been rising exponentially in Iceland over the past 15 years. The efficacy of ADHD drugs is not as strongly supported for adults as for children and adolescents, and adult use has been reported to increase the risk of psychosis or mania.

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