Risk of Irritability With Psychostimulant Treatment in Children With ADHD: A Meta-Analysis.

CONCLUSIONS: This meta-analysis suggests an increased risk of irritability may be confined to amphetamine-derived psychostimulants. Future meta-analyses examining the effects of amphetamine and methylphenidate derivatives on irritability as a continuous measure, as well as head-to-head trials between methylphenidate and amphetamine derivatives examining effects on irritability, will be important to replicate the findings of this meta-analysis. PMID: 28682529 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Clinical Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Tags: J Clin Psychiatry Source Type: research