State-based and demographic variation in parent-reported medication rates for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, 2007-2008.
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.
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop E-88, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. svisser@cdc.gov
Susanna N
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Visser
Stephen J
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Blumberg
Melissa L
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Danielson
Rebecca H
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Bitsko
Michael D
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Kogan
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017723:Drug Utilization Review / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology