ADHD Medication remains constant among U.S. Children - New Study
On behalf of the Office of Constituency Relations and Public Liaison at the NIMH, the following Science Update has been posted on the NIMH website:
April 1, 2006
ADHD Medication Use Held Steady in Recent Years.
The results of a study conducted by researchers at the Agency of Healthcare Research Quality and the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Mental Health indicate that the prevalence of stimulant use among U.S. children for treating symptoms of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) remained relatively constant between 1997 and 2002. The report appears in the April 2006 issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry.
The researchers analyzed data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), an annual, nationally representative survey of American households conducted by the U.S. Agency for Health Care Research and Quality. More than 7,000 children were included in each of the five years studied.
For complete Science Update, go to:
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/press/adhdmedsuse.cfm
