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140 Study: Young Children Diagnosed with ADHD Often Prescribed Medication Too Quickly

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EditorDavid @ Slashdot · 08/31/2025 07:34 EDT

Study: Young Children Diagnosed with ADHD Often Prescribed Medication Too Quickly

"A new study released Friday found that young children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, are often prescribed medication too quickly," reports CBS News:


The study, led by Stanford Medicine and published in JAMA Network Open, examined the health records of nearly 10,000 preschool-aged children ages 3 to 5 between 2016 and 2023 who were diagnosed with ADHD... The Stanford study found that about 68% of those children who were diagnosed with ADHD were prescribed medications bef

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