The female side of pharmacotherapy for ADHD-A systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This comprehensive review examined sex differences in prescription rates and efficacy or effectiveness of pharmacotherapy treatment in girls and women with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), while identifying gaps in the scientific knowledge on this topic.

Method

A rigorous electronic database search was carried out in order to identify all published studies on female-specific effects of stimulants and non-stimulants in the treatment of ADHD. In total, 2672 studies were screened of which 21 studies (seven on prescription rates, 14 on effects of pharmacotherapy) met the inclusion criteria and were included for analysis.

Results

In all seven studies on ADHD prescription rates, girls received significantly less prescriptions than boys, a differenc

SUBMITTER: Kok FM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7500607 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature