New Guidelines For GP's Revolutionise Treatment For Hyperactivity Disorders

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Article Date: 05 Feb 2007 - 0:00 PDT

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New guidelines published this month (January 2007) in the Journal of Psychopharmacology will help to treat ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder), a condition that is traditionally associated with children but which is now increasing in adults. The guidelines will provide authoritative information to health professionals at a time when there is currently great uncertainty amongst GPs on how to treat the condition.

ADHD in the population is considered to be about four per cent making it a common disorder. There are no licensed drugs for managing ADHD specifically in adults, leading to uncertainty amongst health professionals on how best to treat these new cases. Yet drugs licensed for related conditions have proven to be effective.

The British Association of Psychopharmacology (BAP) guidelines provide the appropriate evidence and experience to permit health professionals to use unlicensed medicines if the clinical need cannot be met by licensed medicines, as advised by the British National Formulary (BNF).

"Treatment relieves suffering for the patient and family, and also alleviates social costs in unemployment, crime, incarceration, smoking, substance use and driving accidents", said Professor David Nutt from the BAP consensus group. "This information needs to be addressed by the NHS so that resources can be redirected to provide appropriate and evidence-based care for adults with ADHD."

The BAP guidelines on adult ADHD are based on expert opinion derived from childhood evidence. It is the first time that guidelines for ADHD in adults, and in adolescents in transition to adult services, have been published and arrive at a time when they can influence the new specialist services that the NHS is establishing in response to this growing need.

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Adults With ADD/ODD

posted by E Hall on 9 Aug 2009 at 11:46 am

Good to read that adults are now coming in to the health service bracket. My Granddaughter aged 16 was diagnosed with ADD/ODD, she is hell to live with, but has managed to put herself through college, finishing now at the age of 22,she did have an implant for contraception which was supposed to be 99.99% proof, but guess what she has an adorable baby now, we have had to go Private to get diagnosed, the whole family is at their wit's end as the Practice she belongs to will not supply the medication she was changed to, just as well I suppose as she put on 6 and one half pounds in 2 weeks, and as with most sufferers has a weight problem The medication she was on gave us 2 weeks peace it was like heaven, she was considerate, helpful and a delight to be with. Perhaps more can be done for these poor people who through no fault of their own, are always on the outside looking in.

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