Wednesday, January 29, 2014

ADHD medication saves lives on the road

New research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that medication used to treat ADHD in adult men can save lives on the road. According to a large registry study, which is now being published in the scientific journal JAMA Psychiatry, up to half of the transport accidents involving men with ADHD could be avoided if the men were taking medication for their condition.The researchers have studied 17,000 individuals with ADHD over a period of four years (2006-2009) using various population health' registers.

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