High prevalance of treatment wiht ADHD medicines indicates overdiagnosis of ADHD in Iceland
The prevalence of Icelanders who have received an ADHD diagnosis is double to treble that observed in the best available studies in other populations. We therefore call for an urgent review of how ADHD diagnoses are made in Iceland because it is obvious that the current system leads to overdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment.
Authors
- Bertrand Lauth
- Ragna Kristín Guðbrandsdóttir
- Oddur Ingimarsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0534-362X)
- Engilbert Sigurðsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9404-7982)
Institutions
- University of Iceland (IS)
- National University Hospital of Iceland (IS)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Læknablaðið
- Published
- 2024-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.17992/lbl.2024.09.804
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.77