Cessation of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drugs in the young (CADDY) - a pharmacoepidemiological and qualitative study
Wong ICK, Asherson P, Bilbow A, Clifford S, Coghill D, DeSoysa R, Hollis C, McCarthy S, Murray M, Planner C, Potts L, Sayal K, Taylor E
Record ID 32006001313
English
Authors' recommendations:
Study found that treatment for ADHD may be prematurely stopped in some adolescents and young adults and that the fall in treatment prevalence may be out of step with the numbers who still require treatment as young adults
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.hta.ac.uk/1513
Year Published:
2009
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
- Adolescent
- Atomoxetine Hydrochloride
- Attitude to Health
- Continuity of Patient Care
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Drug Utilization Review
- Family Practice
- Female
- Male
- Medication Adherence
- Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
- Pharmacoepidemiology
- Practice Patterns, Physicians'
- Quality of Life
- Survival Analysis
- Withholding Treatment
- Young Adult
- Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors
- Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
- Central Nervous System Stimulants
- Dextroamphetamine
- Methylphenidate
- Propylamines
Contact
Organisation Name:
NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme
Contact Address:
NIHR Journals Library, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, Alpha House, University of Southampton Science Park, Southampton SO16 7NS, UK
Contact Name:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Contact Email:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Copyright:
2009 Queen's Printer and Controller of HMSO
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