Treated Prevalence of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Increased from 2009 to 2015 Among School-Aged Children and Adolescents in the United States
Autor: | Stuart K. Shapira, Joseph R. Holbrook, Melissa L. Danielson, Scott D. Grosse, Susanna N. Visser, Kwame A. Nyarko |
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Rok vydání: | 2017 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent Databases Factual Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030225 pediatrics Claims data Prevalence medicine Humans Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Pharmacology (medical) Longitudinal Studies Practice Patterns Physicians' Child Psychiatry School age child Medicaid business.industry 05 social sciences medicine.disease United States Administrative claims Health Benefit Plans Employee Psychiatry and Mental health Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health business Inclusion (education) 050104 developmental & child psychology |
Zdroj: | Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 27:731-734 |
ISSN: | 1557-8992 1044-5463 |
Popis: | Objectives: The purpose of this brief is to describe changes in the treated prevalence of medically managed attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among insured school-aged children and adolescents in the United States from 2009 to 2015. We examine the differences between those with employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) and with Medicaid insurance. Methods: We utilized two large longitudinal administrative datasets containing medical and drug claims data on individuals with ESI and Medicaid insurance from Truven Health MarketScan® Administrative Claims Databases. Treated prevalence was measured as the percentage of school-aged children and adolescents enrolled in a calendar year who met the criteria for medically managed ADHD in the same calendar year. Subjects were eligible for inclusion if they were aged 6–17 years and were continuously enrolled during a calendar year. Results: The annual prevalence of treated ADHD among school-aged children and adolescents with ESI increased from 4.5% in... |
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