Prevalence of treatment regimens for children considered to be hyperactive.
In a representative sample of San Francisco Bay Area school children, 1.2% were identified as hyperactive by parents, teachers, and physicians. Estimates of the prevalence of various treatment regimens indicate that 58% of those so identified received medication in one year, but a much larger number (86%) will be given medication at some time. Initiation of treatment appears to coincide with stressful times in school, and multiple treatment approaches are generally employed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002140:California; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D006948:Hyperkinesis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D010348:Patient Care Team