Using medication can help a person diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) maintain employment over a long period of time, a new study finds.
A Swedish research team from Örebro University and the Karolinska Institute found that a person diagnosed with the condition who used daily medication was ten percent less likely to suffer a longterm spell of unemployment.
The effect was even greater for women, with those that medicated finding themselves more than 30 percent less likely to suffer unemployment after two years of consistent drug use.
Researchers are highlighting the help that the medication can provide to a person suffering from these kind of behavioral or attentive disorders.
The Swedish research team found that ADHD patients who used medication were 10% less likely to have a period of unemployment that lasted for more than 90 days, with women especially benefitting
'ADHD is one of the most common psychiatric disorders, characterized by inattention and hyperactivity with or without impulsivity,' researchers wrote, noting that the condition effects around five percent of children and 2.5 percent of adults.
'Adults with ADHD have occupational impairments such as poor work performance, less job stability, financial problems, and increased risk for unemployment,' they continued.
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), around 6.1 million children - half of which are between the ages of 12 and 17 years old - are believed to have the condition, though rates decreased from 2011 to 2016.
The research team, which
