Lectures and seminars Faculty event: Zheng Chang

Title

Personalized pharmacological treatment of ADHD

Abstract

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder marked by significant comorbidity and serious outcomes. The use of ADHD medication has surged in Sweden and many other countries, and it prompts questions about its effectiveness and safety amid broadened diagnostic criteria. Despite the general efficacy of these medications, patient responses vary, and high discontinuation rates prevail, highlighting an urgent need for more personalized treatment strategies. Clinical treatment decisions inherently involve a careful balancing of the benefits and risks at an individual level. This proposal aims to enhance our understanding of the individual effects of ADHD medication on a range of real-world effectiveness and safety outcomes, and to develop a decision-aid tool for personalized treatment decisions.

About the speaker

Zheng Chang is principal researcher within psychiatric and pharmaco-epidemiology at MEB

Join the faculty event in Wargentin! After the seminar, the faculty lunch will be served in Ljusgården.