How do you approach stimulant prescribing for ADHD in a patient with auditory hallucinations, that can be command in nature (suicide), who will not take an antipsychotic medication?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
The first order of business is diagnostic clarity. Is the disorder causing hallucinations also causing symptoms that are being mistaken for ADHD? Is ADHD pre-existing, and now the patient is presenting with hallucinations? Are the hallucinations secondary to existing ADHD treatment (stimulants can c...