CQC finds prescriptions for ADHD go up by 50%

Name: CQC finds prescriptions for ADHD go up by 50%
Uploaded: 2013-08-13T22:15:51.000Z
Duration: 1 min 54 s
Description: There has been a 50% rise in the use of drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in six years.

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An increasing number of children in England are being prescribed drugs for hyperactivity, according to the health care regulator.

The Care Quality Commission says prescriptions issued for drugs treating ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - have gone up by 50% in six years.

Branwen Jeffreys reports.

Health

13 August 2013