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Prescribing
of drugs to treat ADHD children doubled in six years
January
31, 2006
The
prescribing of drugs to treat children diagnosed with attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder has almost doubled over a six year
period.
In
1998 there were around 220,000 prescriptions in England for drugs
such as methylphenidate and dexamfetamine
By 2004 this had almost doubled to 418,300 prescriptions.
The
figures were published today by The National Institute for Health
and Clinical Excellence (formerly the National Institute for Clinical
Excellence) as it prepares to develop clinical guideline on attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder for NHS professionals in England
and Wales.
The
institute also released today draft clinical guidelines for bipolar
affective disorder which is out for consultation
Read for
yourself:
The National Institute for Health
and Clinical Excellence's draft scope for clinical guidelines on
ADHD
The National Institute
for Health and Clinical Excellence's draft clinical guidelines on
bipolar affective disorder (pdf)
See
also:
Profile:
Oct
5, 2005: 'ADHD is biobabble' -
Psychiatrist
Sami Timimi explains why he believes ADHD is a "cultural construct"
and how he weans children off ADHD drugs. Plus, psychminded exclusively
publishes a chapter, co-written by Timimi, from a new book, Making
and Breaking Children's Lives.
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