Taking a high dose of ADHD drugs is linked to more than five times greater risk of developing psychosis or mania, according to a new study published Thursday in the American Journal of Psychiatry.

Unfortunately, high doses of stimulants ... are alternative drugs to treat ADHD that don’t increase mental health risk. For example, this study found no increased risk of psychosis or mania ...

The study found no such link for another common ... medium and high doses of ADHD medication. The study will compare rates of ...

However, it is not all good news: High doses of ADHD medication have also been linked to a heightened risk of psychosis, prompting doctors to exercise extra caution in treating their patients.

Previous studies have linked ... psychosis and mania. "There's limited evidence that prescription amphetamines are more effective in high doses," said Moran. "Physicians should consider other ...

ADHD stimulant meds don't increase children's risk of psychosis, a new study says. Analysis of stimulant prescriptions among nearly 8,400 kids with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder found ...

May 13 (UPI) --ADHD stimulant ... stimulant medications. After adjusting for this two-way association, researchers found no significant link between the use of the ADHD meds and psychosis.

Treatment with stimulants is unlikely to cause psychotic symptoms in children with ADHD, according to a new study published ...

However, researchers found the reverse was also true, with psychotic episodes nearly doubling the chances a child would be ...

Analyses of stimulant prescriptions among nearly 8,400 kids with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder found no evidence that the drugs caused psychosis, researchers reported Monday in the ...

Analysis of stimulant prescriptions among nearly 8,400 kids with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder found no evidence that the drugs ... link between the use of the ADHD meds and psychosis.