Long-Term Effects of Stimulant Treatment for ADHD: What Can We Tell Our Patients?

Craig, Stephanie G.; Davies, Gregory; Schibuk, Larry; Weiss, Margaret; Hechtman, Lily

doi:10.1007/s40474-015-0039-5

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“…Medication only suppresses symptoms of ADHD instead of curing the underlying disorder. Little is known about long-term effectiveness of medication (Chronis et al, 2006; Craig, Davies, Schibuk, Weiss, & Hechtman, 2015; Smith, Waschbusch, Willoughby, & Evans, 2000), suggesting that pharmacological treatment alone may be insufficient to cause ADHD remission.…”

Section: Treatment Of Adhd Among Children and Adolescentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

ADHD remission, inclusive special education, and socioeconomic disparities

Kim

King

Jennings

2019

SSM - Population Health

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To understand how institutional environments and socioeconomic backgrounds may influence health outcomes, we examined the relationship among special education environments, socioeconomic status (SES), and likelihood of ADHD remission in children. While the majority of children experience remission by adulthood, the likelihood of remission varies across different SES levels and education environments. We find that for low SES children the likelihood of remission is higher in states that have more inclusive special education regimes. In contrast, for more advantaged children, the odds of remission do not depend on the level of special education inclusivity. Our findings suggest that providing more inclusive education can reduce disparities in behavioral disorders and are particularly important for less advantaged children. In doing so, this study contributes to the fundamental cause and health inequality literature by adding to a growing body of work showing how institutional environments can affect socioeconomic gradients in health treatment and outcomes.

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Section: Treatment Of Adhd Among Children and Adolescentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

ADHD remission, inclusive special education, and socioeconomic disparities

Kim

King

Jennings

2019

SSM - Population Health

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“…SBU, 2013). That said, the long-term effects are more or less unknown (Craig, Davies, Schibuk, Weiss, & Hechtman, 2015). However, the quality of the available evidence regarding short-term effects has also been called into question.…”

Section: Adhd Treatmentmentioning

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ADHD and social work with children and adolescents

Karlsson

Lundström

2019

European Journal of Social Work

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This article aims to alert social work researchers and practitioners to the importance of engaging in research and debate about how to approach and understand ADHD among children in general and locked-after children in care in particular. Social work researchers have largely been absent from academic discussions about the 'ADHD epidemic' despite the fact that the prevalence of ADHD diagnosis and medication is very high in child welfare populations. The social work profession can make important contributions to understanding a phenomenon that is common among children and adolescent clients, that is often co-morbid with other conditions such as conduct disorder and that is linked to social adversity. We argue that research on ADHD in the child welfare systems should be a top priority in social work, and outline some important questions that need to be addressed by both researchers and social workers. ABSTRAKT Trots att förekomsten av ADHD-diagnoser och ADHD-medicin är mycket hög inom den sociala barnavården har forskare inom socialt arbete i stor utsträckning lyst med sin frånvaro i akademiska diskussioner kring "ADHDepidemin". Denna artikel syftar till att uppmuntra forskare och praktiker inom socialt arbete att bidra till forskningen och debatten om hur vi ska förstå ADHD bland barn i allmänhet och samhällsplacerade barn i synnerhet. Socialt arbete som profession kan bidra med viktig förståelse av ett fenomen som är vanligt bland barn och ungdomar som är i kontakt med socialtjänsten, som ofta förekommer tillsammans med andra tillstånd och som är sammanlänkat med social utsatthet. Vi menar att forskning kring ADHD inom den sociala barnavården bör prioriteras högt och pekar på viktiga frågor som behöver adresseras av såväl forskare som praktiker.

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“…The main treatment options for adults with ADHD include pharmacological and psychosocial approaches with stimulant medication commonly recommended as part of an individually tailored treatment plan (Kooij et al, 2010;National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, 2009). Despite major benefits for individuals with ADHD, prescription stimulants also have been associated with more negative outcomes, including a variety of side effects (e.g., sleep difficulties, irritability, reduced appetite, nausea, abdominal pain, headache, and cardiac symptoms; Craig, Davies, Schibuk, Weiss, & Hechtman, 2015;Weyandt et al, 2014) and significant potential for misuse that can possibly lead to psychological and/or physiological dependence (Kollins, 2003), as reflected by their classification as Schedule II medications by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2011). As increasing numbers of individuals with ADHD pursue college, the non-medical use of prescription stimulants has become more evident on college campuses and has been well documented in the literature (Benson, Flory, Humphreys, & Lee, 2015;Weyandt, Marraccini, et al, 2013).…”

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Prescription Stimulant Misuse and ADHD Symptomatology Among College Students in Iceland

Guðmundsdóttir

Weyandt

Ernudottir³

2016

J Atten Disord

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As growing numbers of students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) pursue postsecondary education, the availability of psychostimulant medications on college campuses has steadily increased. Although a large body of research has documented that misuse of prescription stimulant medication is a prevalent problem on American college campuses, few studies have been conducted beyond the United States. Iceland, closely followed by the United States, has the highest stimulant medication prescription rates in the world; however, no systematic efforts have been made to investigate to what extent these medications are being misused within the Icelandic college student population. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to: a) examine the prevalence of prescription stimulant misuse among N=521 college students in Iceland as well as factors that are potentially predictive of stimulant misuse, including ADHD symptomatology, symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress, self-reported grade-point average (GPA), and student sex; and b) identify the prevalence of significant ADHD symptomatology within this population.Results revealed the prevalence of lifetime stimulant misuse behavior was approximately 13% within the overall sample, 11% among participants without a prescription for stimulant medication, and 42% among participants holding a prescription. The primary reported reason for misuse was academic enhancement, similar to findings from the United States and Europe. Findings also suggested risk factors for prescription stimulant misuse among college students in Iceland included male sex, anxiety symptoms, and a history of ADHD symptoms. Approximately 8% of participants reported persistent, elevated ADHD symptomatology, while approximately 9% reported a previous diagnosis of ADHD.The present findings have implications for public health policy in Iceland, particularly as it relates to the college population. Limitations of the study and suggestions for future research are discussed.iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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Long-Term Effects of Stimulant Treatment for ADHD: What Can We Tell Our Patients?

Cited by 18 publications

References 67 publications

ADHD remission, inclusive special education, and socioeconomic disparities

ADHD remission, inclusive special education, and socioeconomic disparities

ADHD and social work with children and adolescents

Prescription Stimulant Misuse and ADHD Symptomatology Among College Students in Iceland

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