Methylphenidate for prison inmates with ADHD: yes or no?
Methylphenidate for prison inmates with ADHD: yes or no?
In a double-blind randomised controlled trial by Asherson et al., involving prisoners with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the rates of response to osmotic-release oral system methylphenidate (OROS-methylphenidate) and placebo were very similar (∼50%). I critically discuss this trial against other international literature, highlighting the key issues in the field in terms of clinical practice and research.
Methylphenidate, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, forensic mental health services, prisoner, randomised controlled trial
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Cortese, Samuele
53d4bf2c-4e0e-4c77-9385-218350560fdb
16 January 2023
Cortese, Samuele
53d4bf2c-4e0e-4c77-9385-218350560fdb
Cortese, Samuele
(2023)
Methylphenidate for prison inmates with ADHD: yes or no?
The British Journal of Psychiatry, 222 (1), .
(doi:10.1192/bjp.2022.139).
Abstract
In a double-blind randomised controlled trial by Asherson et al., involving prisoners with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the rates of response to osmotic-release oral system methylphenidate (OROS-methylphenidate) and placebo were very similar (∼50%). I critically discuss this trial against other international literature, highlighting the key issues in the field in terms of clinical practice and research.
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Accepted/In Press date: 25 July 2022
e-pub ahead of print date: 20 October 2022
Published date: 16 January 2023
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Methylphenidate, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, forensic mental health services, prisoner, randomised controlled trial
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/472759
ISSN: 0007-1250
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