Despite a Tenfold Increase in ADHD Prescriptions, Too Many New Zealanders Are Still Going Without
Ben Beaglehole Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago The number of people accessing medication for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in New Zealand increased significantly between 2006 and 2022. But the disorder is still under-diagnosed and under-treated compared to global ADHD prevalence estimates. ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder