State-Based and Demographic Variation in Parent-Reported Medication Rates for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, 2007–2008

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Visser, Susanna N. ; Blumberg, Stephen J. ; Danielson, Melissa L. ; Bitsko, Rebecca H. ; Kogan, Michael D.
• Description:
  Medication is the most effective treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a common neurobehavioral disorder of childhood. We used data from the 2007-2008 National Survey of Children's Health to calculate weighted estimates of parent-reported ADHD and medication treatment among US children aged 4 to 17 years, by state and sex-stratified age. State-based rates of ADHD medication treatment ranged from 33% in Nevada to 79% in Mississippi; rates of medicated ADHD were higher among boys than girls at every age. State-based investigations of ADHD medication treatment factors are needed, and our findings may inform these public health efforts.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Age Distribution Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity Child Child, Preschool Child Welfare Drug Utilization Review Female Health Surveys Humans Male Parents Sex Distribution

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• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 10.
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6ba08ae73dd24d3a2003bfa9282de9f0bd14490a6e3f82f5eaaf85c224831dd249d9aa99e133070d973a8e443241099e55e9a364f9411a34b443cd16663b4ee8
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/19619/cdc_19619_DS1.pdf
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