Martin PrattClinicians worried that methylphenidate might raise psychosis risk in ADHD can take note: this large Finnish cohort found no such link — and in children diagnosed under 13, sustained treatment was associated with reduced risk.
https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2026.0152
#ADHD #Psychosis
https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2026.0152
#ADHD #Psychosis
Methylphenidate Treatment and Risk of Psychotic Disorder
This cohort study of a Finnish national multiyear birth cohort uses instrumental variable analysis to investigate whether methylphenidate alters the long-term risk of psychotic disorder in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.