Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, School Performance, and Effect of Medication.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at increased risk for poor school performance, and pharmacological treatment of ADHD may have beneficial effects on school performance. Conclusions from previous research have been limited by small sample sizes, outcome measures, and treatment follow-up. The current study analyzed school performance in students with ADHD compared to students without ADHD, and the association between pharmacological treatment of ADHD and school performance.

Method

A linkage of Swedish national registers covering 657,720 students graduating from year 9 of compulsory school provided measures of school performance, electronically recorded dispensations of ADHD medication, and potentially confounding background factors

SUBMITTER: Jangmo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6541488 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature