Integrated Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults With Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Integrated Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults With Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Non-interventional study to gain further information about the therapy progression in routine treatment of adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Main focus will be on the improvement of the clinical global impression (CGI) in comparison to the outcome of randomized, controlled studies.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult patients with newly diagnosed ADHD

Exclusion Criteria:

• Known sensitivity to methylphenidate or any of the excipients
• Glaucoma
• Phaeochromocytoma
• During treatment with non-selective, irreversible monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors, or within a minimum of 14 days of discontinuing those drugs, due to risk of hypertensive crisis
• Hyperthyroidism or Thyrotoxicosis
• Diagnosis or history of severe depression, anorexia nervosa/anorexic disorders, suicidal tendencies, psychotic symptoms, severe mood disorders, mania, schizophrenia, psychopathic/borderline personality disorder.
• Diagnosis or history of severe and episodic (Type I) Bipolar (affective) Disorder (that is not well-controlled)
• pre-existing cardiovascular disorders including severe hypertension, heart failure, arterial occlusive disease, angina, haemodynamically significant congenital heart disease, cardiomyopathies, myocardial infarction, potentially life-threatening arrhythmias and channelopathies (disorders caused by the dysfunction of ion channels)
• pre-existing cerebrovascular disorders cerebral aneurysm, vascular abnormalities including vasculitis or stroke
• a history of pronounced anacidity of the stomach with a pH value above 5.5, in therapy with H2-receptor blockers or in antacid therapy,