High Risk Driving in Treated and Untreated Youth with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Public Health Implications

Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers

E-ISSN: 2210-6774|6|2|89-99

ISSN: 2210-6766

Source: Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol.6, Iss.2, 2017-01, pp. : 89-99

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Abstract

Background/Objective: The most prevalent cause of youth (aged 16-25) fatalitiesis high risk driving behaviors (HRDB) leading to motor vehicle crashes (MVCs). Weexamine: first, whether youth drivers diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD) may manifest an increased HRDB compared with Non-ADHD drivers of a similarage and driving experience, and second, if, and to what degree, does compliance withprescribed ADHD medications affect rates of HDRB.lt;pgt

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