Perceptions of adults with ADHD on pharmacological treatment initiation and subsequent adherence: a thematic analysis
This study contextualised the high rates of treatment non-adherence and discontinuation for adults with ADHD, highlighting how ongoing processing of the diagnosis, high expectations of the medication's impact, available guidance from healthcare services and the ultimate balance of positives against negatives, contribute to an individual's treatment compliance and continuation. Ultimately, this study highlights the need for personalised treatment and the importance of the availability also of non-pharmacological treatment options.
Authors
- Susannah Whitwell
- Emilie S. Nordby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3686-8859)
- Henrik Larsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6851-3297)
- Sara Simblett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8075-8238)
- Wakaho Hayashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2320-6442)
- Ulrich Müller-Sedgwick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5499-4077)
- Hayley Denyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1942-7325)
- Amos Folarin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0333-1927)
- Richard Dobson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4224-9245)
- Andrea Bilbow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1888-4049)
- Jonna Kuntsi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0113-8162)
- Alice Barnes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2419-3118)
- Nina Hovén
- Phoebe Rocks
- Hannah Marriott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9207-6631)
- Josep Antoni Ramos‐Quiroga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1622-0350)
Institutions
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES)
- King's College London (GB)
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Örebro University (SE)
- Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
- Government of the United Kingdom (GB)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (ES)
- Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (ES)
- Centre for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases (ES)
- Psychiatry Research Trust (GB)
- Sarossa (Jersey) (JE)
- Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari (ES)
- PlasticsEurope (BE)
- UCL Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- Health Data Research UK (GB)
- Attention Deficit Disorder Treatment Center (US)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychiatry Research
- Published
- 2025-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2025.116880
- Primary Topic
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00