Medication for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Risk for Suicide Attempts.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a risk factor for suicidal behavior, but the effect of ADHD medication on suicidal behavior remains unclear. This study aimed to examine the associations between medication treatment for ADHD and risk of suicide attempts.

Methods

We identified a large cohort of patients with ADHD (N = 3,874,728, 47.8% female patients) using data from commercial health care claims from 2005 to 2014 in the United States. We used population-level and within-individual analyses to compare risk of suicide attempts during months when individuals received prescribed stimulant or nonstimulant medication relative to months when they did not receive medication.

Results

In both population-level and within-individual analyses, ADHD med

SUBMITTER: Chang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7292769 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature