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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Study results from Johns Hopkins University in the area of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children published
June 18th, 2007
A report, "Coming to terms with ADHD: how urban African-American families come to seek care for their children," is newly published data in Psychiatric Services. According to recent research published in the journal Psychiatric Services, "This study investigated how parents' interpretations of their child's disruptive or inattentive behaviors led them to seek medical care that resulted in a diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Qualitative, semistructured telephone interviews were conducted with parents of children who had been newly diagnosed as having ADHD (96% of the children were African American)." "The 26 participants were...
Source: Mental Health Weekly Digest (2007-06-18)
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