ADHD medication use lowers risk of death by 19%, risk of overdose by 50%, and it reduces hospitalizations, according to new, large-scale studies.
Treating ADHD with medication can lower overall risk of mortality and of hospitalizations, both psychiatric and non-psychiatric, according to two new Swedish studies.Reduced overall risk of death by 19%:
While the authors of the study caution that these findings show correlation, not causation, the results are encouraging for patients and clinicians with reservations about ADHD medication use, especially later in life.A second Swedish study sought to investigate the effect of a variety of ADHD medications on rates of hospitalizations.
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