Use of Antidepressants Decreased After Initiation of <scp>ADHD</scp> Treatment in Adults—A Finnish Nationwide Register Study Describing Use of <scp>ADHD</scp> and Non‐ <scp>ADHD</scp> Medication in People With and Without <scp>ADHD</scp>
As far as we know, this is the first study to describe changes in the use of non-ADHD medications in relation to ADHD identification. In adults, antidepressant use decreased after ADHD treatment initiation, and in children, antibiotic and anti-inflammatory use showed more prominent decrease compared to controls of the same age. The data indicated high primary adherence to ADHD medication, and the youngest children remained on continuous ADHD medication the longest. The effect of summer holidays was visible in the purchase data.
Authors
- Anita Puustjärvi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0954-834X)
- Alvar Kallio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7269-0421)
- Elisa Westman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0684-7257)
- Ilona Iso‐Mustajärvi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7429-3279)
- Tuire Prami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8672-9465)
- Maarit Jaana Korhonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2953-4757)
- Sami Leppämäki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8805-6620)
- Paavo Raittinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4207-8415)
- Joel Jukka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3857-5653)
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Kuopio University Hospital (FI)
- Etelä-Karjalan sosiaali ja terveyspiiri (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
- Published
- 2025-06-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/acps.70007
- Primary Topic
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company