Studies have documented that medication nonadherence is common in childhood/adolescent ADHD. Further prospective studies are necessary to document the scope of the problem in adult ADHD and to examine the potential benefits of utilizing extended-release medications in adult ADHD. Studies correlating the impact of medication nonadherence on symptoms and impairments in adult ADHD are needed. Future studies should consider utilizing technology to document medication nonadherence, such as MEMS caps.

The ability to predict a person's risk of acute suicide is one of the most important skills in the practice of psychiatry. This article reviews the essential components of suicide assessment in a concise format meant to be learned and taught to psychiatrists at various levels of training. Strategies for assessing a person's existential state, imminent warning signs, lethality of planned suicide attempts, and protective factors in an empathetic, collaborative approach are reviewed. Finally, a brief overview of the Chronological Assessment of Suicide Events (CASE) approach, a well-validated approach to obtaining a thorough and empathetic suicide assessment that is useful in cases where suicidality is not obviously apparent, is given. [ Psychiatr Ann . 2016;46(5):293–297.]

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