TOPLINE:

In the 2 years after March 2020, primary care diagnoses of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD ) in female individuals aged 1-24 years increased 24.7% above the expected rates, peaking at 158.6% above the expected rates in those aged 20-24 years, a UK study showed. On the other hand, ADHD in male individuals and depression rates in both sexes were lower than expected rates during this period.

METHODOLOGY:

This population-based study used data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) and included more than 12.3 million individuals aged 1-24 years, of whom over 10.3 million participants were from 1475 practices in England and over 2 million were from 406 practices in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Researchers analysed monthly incidence rates of

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