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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: diagnosis and management

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  • Reference number: NG87
  • Published:  14 March 2018
  • Last updated:  13 September 2019
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Research recommendations coming out of this guidance

  • Children and young people aged 5 to 18 years – brief, group-based, ADHDfocused, parent-training intervention What is the clinical and cost effectiveness, and optimum length, of a brief parent-training intervention for parents and carers of children and young people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) aged 5 to 18 years?

  • Medication choice in people with coexisting conditions:- What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of ADHD medications in people with ADHD and tic disorders, a history of psychosis or mania, or personality disorder?

  • Medication choice in people with no previous medication for ADHD:- What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of ADHD medications in people with ADHD with no
    previous medication for the condition?

  • Prescribing beyond monotherapy:- What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of various ADHD prescribing strategies when monotherapy has failed?

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