March 23, 2023Low-income Black families are more likely to seek medication treatment for their children with ADHD following positive experiences and collaborative involvement with healthcare providers and schools, according to a new study published in the Journal of Attention Disorders.
1Researchers analyzed datasets from the National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) that comprised 450 uninsured or publicly insured Black children with ADHD, ages 6 to 17, who were taking ADHD medication.
Researchers analyzed the data to test the validity of seven themes that emerged in their initial-stage interviews with low-income Black caregivers of children with ADHD recruited from an outpatient pediatric behavioral health clinic in New Jersey.
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