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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Apr 15.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Psychiatr. 2019 Aug;18(8):25–38.

Table 2.

Medication factors associated with nonadherence to ADHD medication and strategies to improve adherence

Domain Predictors of decreased adherence Strategy to improve adherence
Medication Adverse effects Patient/family education, clinician intervention
Medication ineffectiveness Clinician intervention
Lack of medication titration Clinician intervention
Lack of early family-clinician contact after starting medication Clinician intervention
Multiple daily doses, burdensome medication regimen Clinician intervention

ADHD: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder