Benefits and harms of methylphenidate for children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is one of the commonest psychiatric disorders in childhood, and the most common drug used to treat it is methylphenidate. Cochrane reviewers published the most comprehensive review of the evidence on its effects in November 2015 and the lead author Ole Jakob Storebø, a senior researcher from Psychiatric Research Unit, Region Zealand, Denmark, tells us what they found.

Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - January 25, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts