A large Swedish register-based study found treatment with ADHD medication significantly reduces the risk for criminality in adults with ADHD¶
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q2 i? A large register-based Swedish study of adults with ADHD found that treatment with ADHD medication significantly reduces the risk for criminality. → Franke 2018
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Franke 2018¶
Franke, B.; Michelini, G.; Asherson, P.; Banaschewski, T.; Bilbow, A.; Buitelaar, J.K.; Cormand, B.; Faraone, S.V; Ginsberg, Y.; Haavik, J.; Kuntsi, J.; Larsson, H.; Lesch, K.P.; Ramos-Quiroga, J.A.; Réthelyi, J.M.; Ribases, M.; Reif, A. (2018). Live fast, die young? A review on the developmental trajectories of ADHD across the lifespan. European Neuropsychopharmacology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2018.08.001
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Narrative review of pharmaco-epidemiological register analyses, reporting a Swedish register study of adults with ADHD attributed to Lichtenstein et al. (2012). The review states treatment "significantly reduces the risk for criminality". Significance reported without a printed statistic or effect size.
"A large register-based Swedish study of adults with ADHD found that treatment with ADHD medication significantly reduces the risk for criminality ( Lichtenstein et al., 2012 )."
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Related Claims¶
- Pharmaco-epidemiological register studies indicate ADHD medication treatment reduces risk of injuries and emergency ward visits in children with ADHD
- At least 15% of children with ADHD continue to meet full diagnostic criteria by age 25 and a further 50% meet criteria in partial remission, with European estimates of persistence up to 80%
- A third systematic review concluded ADHD medication reduced symptoms and impairments but found limited and inconsistent evidence for long-term medication effects on social functioning, academic achievement, employment status, and psychiatric comorbidity — related
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A large Swedish register-based study found treatment with ADHD medication significantly reduces the risk for criminality in adults with ADHD |
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A large Swedish register-based study found treatment with ADHD medication significantly reduces the risk for criminality in adults with ADHD |
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2018 |
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