ADD ADHD Blog.com » ADHD Europe http://www.addadhdblog.com A blog about Attention Deficit Disorder, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:30:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 ADHD in Jail http://www.addadhdblog.com/adhd-in-jail/ http://www.addadhdblog.com/adhd-in-jail/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:02:45 +0000 Dr. Kenny Handelman http://www.addadhdblog.com/?p=648 Over the years, there have been many studies which show that if one studies the incarcerated population, the rates of ADHD are upwards of 50%. This is a huge public health concern.

Despite having read this statistic a number of times from different studies, I haven’t heard of any actual treatment studies. I wondered why no one had proactively gone into the jails and started assessing and treating people for ADHD to improve their quality of life, functioning and improve their chances of meeting their goals after they are released from custody.

I’ve just read about a study in Sweden which is doing just that. You can read about it here. Although the article is looking at potential financial savings if they are able to get people out of jail and have their ADHD treated – I think this is a great step toward helping people who have ADD/ADHD and have had trouble with the law.

The only question I’m left with is: why aren’t more communities setting up screening and treatment for ADHD for those in the correctional system? Hopefully this will happen more in the near future.

Please share your thoughts and comments below.

Best,

Dr. Kenny

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In February 2009, Shire purchased the rights to market Equasym in Europe (for $55 Million Euros). Equasym is a mid-acting methylphenidate product – similar in action to Metadate CD.

This will give Shire the opportunity to market in the ADHD treatment area in Europe. Presumably – this is a strategic approach to allow them to bring their own products to market in Europe (maybe Vyvanse? Daytrana?).

As Shire has brought many products to help provide treatment options for people with ADD/ADHD in the US and other countries – hopefully this move is an indication of more support to come for people with ADD/ADHD in Europe.

Click here to read a news report on this issue.

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