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Study: ADHD Treatment Less Likely for College Students Using Campus Clinics

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June 17, 2023U.S. college students with ADHD who saw a mental health professional on campus were less likely to receive medication or therapy for the condition than students who saw a mental health professional off campus, according to a new study published in the Journal of Attention Disorders.1Researchers from Johns Hopkins University and Syracuse University found that a higher percentage of students with ADHD using off-campus mental healthcare received medication (68% vs.

60%), therapy (46% vs. 41%), or either of the two (78% vs.70%) than students with ADHD receiving on-campus mental healthcare.

Ten percent of students with ADHD who saw a mental health professional on campus had appointments or discussions about attention deficit but did not receive ADHD treatment compared to 8% of students with ADHD who saw a mental health professional off campus.Even when the analysis compared students with the same severity of self-reported ADHD symptoms, those who saw a mental health professional on campus still had lower odds of being treated for ADHD on campus, James Aluri, M.D., lead author of the study, told ADDitude.

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