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Stimulant and psychosocial treatment of ADHD in Latino/Hispanic children
- Source :
- Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 42(7)
- Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- Objective To examine to what extent Latino/Hispanic children with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are receiving treatment and to identify variables that predict treatment with stimulant medication. Method Primary caretakers of a probability household sample ( N = 1,897) of Puerto Rican children aged 4-17 years were administered structured interviews (response rate: 90.1%) from 1999-2000 to ascertain psychiatric disorders and types of services received. Results Only 7.0% of children with ADHD received stimulant medication during the last year; moreover, only 3.6% had actually continued this treatment at the time of the interview. One fourth or less of those with ADHD received school-based services or psychosocial treatment. The male-female ratio in stimulant medication use was 10 to 1. In addition, only 0.2% of those with no psychiatric diagnosis received this treatment. ADHD and ADHD-not otherwise specified, impairment, and being male significantly predicted stimulant treatment. Conclusions Children with ADHD in this Latino/Hispanic population are not receiving the most efficacious treatments based on scientific findings and relevant clinical consensus. This population is undertreated rather than overtreated. J. Am. Acad. Child Adolesc. Psychiatry , 2003, 42(7):851-855.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
medicine.medical_treatment
Population
Sampling Studies
Developmental and Educational Psychology
medicine
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Humans
Psychiatry
education
Child
Response rate (survey)
education.field_of_study
Hispanic or Latino
medicine.disease
Mental health
Stimulant
Psychiatry and Mental health
El Niño
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Child, Preschool
Structured interview
Central Nervous System Stimulants
Female
Psychology
Psychosocial
Clinical psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 08908567
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....9aa8b764a6ef55927e22d96ed87ed8b4