Risk of Psychosis with ADHD Stimulant Medications

Websites of trade media covering the study on psychosis and stimulants:

The study that was discussed in the above trade media articles:

Moran, L. V. et al. (2024). Risk for incident psychosis and mania with prescription amphetamines. American Journal of Psychiatry.

Meta-analysis of risk for psychosis in those with ADHD:

Nourredine, M. et al. (2021). Association of ADHD in childrehood and adolescenc with the risk of subsequent psychotic disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Psychiatry, 78(5), 519-529.
doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.4799

Risk for psychosis in people with ADHD taking stimulant medications:

Cortese, S. (2019). Psychosiss during ADHD treatment with stimulants. The New England Journal of Medicine, 380(12), 1178-1180.

[grimkitten]

Russell is gonna be the most important person in getting adhd facts straight for ppl studying it onwards.

[megzin]

Thank you for calling out this sensationalism so quickly!

[handamnium]

Thanks for making this video. Someone shared this study with me and my reply was "I'll wait to see what Dr. Barkley says on Friday."

[VanessaPatterson-vy]

Thanks Dr. Was admitted with psychosis / BPD etc Before ADHD diagnosis - methylphenidate has been a total game-changer. Kudos for putting the headlines in perspective.

[cathykilleen]

Thank you so much for your accurate, fact based commentary. You are doing excellent work in keeping us informed and up-to-date on the latest on ADHD.

[stackorlee]

They also have to seperate out all the people who mixed the stimulants with cannabis or other drugs. That's how i got my psychosis. I managed not to end up in a psych ward, but it was a long stretch of madness.

[nicoleh.]

Thank you for continuing to advocate for us ADHD’ers ♥️

[noctusion]

Thank you for this video. I experienced psychosis 2 years ago (worst experience of my life) and have recovered thankfully.

I might take ADHD medication soon and was concerned about this, your video reassured me I was even surprised to see the odds being so low. Also happy people recover even in worse case scenario.

Thanks again for your video it's very helpful and reassuring

[zucchiniboatcaptain]

Thanks for always having our collective back, Dr. Barkley! ❤

[dark_fire_ice]

Just a personal input; I'm diagnosed both with ADHD and schizophrenia. I haven't had a major psychosis event since I started Concerta, 3 years ago

[revatronprime]

Thank you for quickly debunking this before it became a panic

[GreenSharpieScience]

As always thank you for calling out the media translations of adhd research!

[shaneward_adhdreimagined]

Thanx for the speed on responding to this one. Just had a bit of back and forth on X about how this study is being framed in the media.

[wendelsantana]

Yes! A very important video!

Greetings from Brazil.

[gabriellawaldi]

Thank you Dr. Barkley for clearing that up!!

[JCPsychologicalServices]

Thank you so much for providing clarity related to the study and providing additional articles to help people understand. It is reassuring!

[kaylamcallister]

I JUST came across an article on this, and the first thing I did was look at your page. Thank you for always setting the record straight and so quickly too.

[PsicologoThiagoLima]

That's very informative, thank you for taking the time.

[RISnapper]

Thank you so much for this rapid and clarifying response!

[moriahsmith-bresky]

Thank you thank you thank you, this has been such an annoying point to keep reiterating this week. Now I can share your video!! Thanks for supporting clients and their clinicians here