Can vitamins be used to treat ADHD in adults?

Conclusion This RCT, assessing the effects of a micronutrient formula compared with placebo in 80 adults with ADHD, has various strengths in its design. These include: the fact it was double blind, with neither participants nor researchers knowing which group they were assigned to the use of valid diagnostic criteria assessments were carried out regularly on a range of recognised assessment scales during the course of the trial  There are, however, some points to bear in mind when considering the results: While the micronutrient formula had significant benefits over the placebo group on a few assessment scales, the point difference between groups was fairly small. It is difficult to know whether this would have a meaningful effect on the person's overall functioning in everyday life. The trial has only assessed the effects up to eight weeks. The safety and effectiveness of taking this micronutrient formula in the longer term is unknown. The trial was fairly small at 80 participants, and studies with larger groups of adults would be useful. However, the researchers did calculate beforehand that they would be able to detect clinically significant differences between the groups, with at least 36 people in each group. The study has only compared the micronutrient formula with an inactive placebo. We don't know how it compares with other standard pharmacological or psychological treatments for ADHD. The current treatment involved taking...
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