(Reuters Health) - Children and young adults with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who are treated with the stimulants amphetamine ...
- Children and young adults with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder who are treated with the stimulants amphetamine or methylphenidate face a small but significant risk of developing psychosis, with amphetamine products twice as likely to spark at problem, researchers say.
The new study was designed to see if amphetamine or methylphenidate posed a higher risk, especially when amphetamine seems to produce some of the same brain changes seen in psychosis. "Parents and practitioners will be concerned about whether or not stimulants cause psychotic disorders," said Dr. Joel Stoddard, a pediatric psychiatrist with Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora, who wasn't involved in the research.
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