Titre :
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The extent of drug therapy for attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder among children in public schools. (1999)
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Auteurs :
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G.B. LEFEVER ;
K.V. DAWSON ;
A.L. MORROW ;
Gretchen B LeFever and Ardythe L Morrow are with the Center for Pediatric Research. Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters. Eastern Virginia Medical School. Norfolk. USA
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of public health (vol. 89, n° 9, 1999)
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Pagination :
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1359-1364
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Etats Unis
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Amérique
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Thérapeutique médicamenteuse
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Thérapeutique
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Etude critique
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Secteur public
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Ecole
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Médicament psychotrope
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Prévalence
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Amérique du Nord
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST WR0xUlgA. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of medication use for attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in southeastern Virginia. Methods. Students enrolled in grades 2 through 5 in school districts in city A (n=5767 students) and city B (n=23 967 students) were included. Nurses recorded students who received ADHD medication in school. Results. The proportion of students receiving ADHD medication was similar in both cities (8% and 10%) and was 2 to 3 times as high as the expected rate of ADHD. Receipt of drug therapy was associated with social and educational characteristics. Medication was used by 3 times as many boys as girls and by twice as many Whites as Blacks. Medication use increased with years in school, and by fifth grade 18% to 20% of White boys were receiving ADHD medication. Being young for one's grade was positively associated with medication use (P<. the prevalence of adhd was ub district a in b. conclusions. these findings suggest that criteria for diagnosis vary substantially across us populations with potential overdiagnosis and overtreatment some groups children.>
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