I wrote my first Ritalin prescription in 1978. I am also a student of stimulant history (1). Therefore, I read with particular interest the article by Compton et al. (2), published in the August 2018 issue of the Journal, on the prevalence and correlates of prescription stimulant use, misuse, use disorders, and motivations for misuse in the U.S. adult population.
LETTER PUBLISHED IN THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
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- Published: 01 January 2019 01 January 2019
Comment on Prevalence and Correlates of Prescription Stimulant Use, Misuse, Use Disorders, and Motivations for Misuse Among Adults in the United StateS
Published Online:1 Jan 2019https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18080948
Dr. Diller quoted in Los Angeles Times article on ADHD
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- Published: 22 July 2018 22 July 2018
I was honored to be the "closer" (the last opinion cited in an article which is usually the opinion the reporter feels is the most relevant) in an article that appeared earlier this week in the Los Angeles Times on how increased digital media use may cause ADHD in teenagers. Click on the link below to read the article. Let me know what you think.
http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-digital-media-adhd-20180717-story.html