Increased Cardiac Death or Decreased Motor Vehicle Accidents?

The evidence is strong that ADHD is associated with an increased risk of motor vehicle accidents (2) and that stimulants significandy attenuate this risk (2, 3). [...] it may not be that stimulants were overrepresented in the cardiac death group.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of psychiatry 2010-02, Vol.167 (2), p.213-213
Hauptverfasser:	Blume, Joshua, Rostain, Anthony L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidents, Traffic - mortality Accidents, Traffic - statistics & numerical data Adolescent Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - mortality Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Central Nervous System Stimulants - adverse effects Child Clinical medicine Death, Sudden - epidemiology Death, Sudden, Cardiac - epidemiology Humans Hyperactivity
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Zusammenfassung:	The evidence is strong that ADHD is associated with an increased risk of motor vehicle accidents (2) and that stimulants significandy attenuate this risk (2, 3). [...] it may not be that stimulants were overrepresented in the cardiac death group.
ISSN:	0002-953X 1535-7228
DOI:	10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09101388