Medication For AD/HD May Help Lower Risk Of Unintentional Injuries In Kids And Teens With The Disorder, Study Indicates

Psychiatric News (7/19) reported, “Medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder” (AD/HD) “may help lower the risk of unintentional injuries in children and adolescents with” the disorder, researchers concluded after analyzing “prescription and health data from more than 1.9 million children and adolescents aged six to 19 years who had either been diagnosed with” AD/HD “or received a prescription for” AD/HD “medication between 2005 and 2014.” The findings were published online July 11 in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.