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Public Knowledge, Beliefs, and Treatment Preferences Concerning Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to understand the level of public knowledge about attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), treatment preferences for the disorder, and their sociodemographic correlates. METHODS: A short battery of questions about ADHD was included in the 2002 General Social Survey (N=1,139). In face-to-face interviews, respondents answered questions about whether they had heard of ADHD, what they knew about ADHD, their beliefs about whether ADHD is a "real" disease, and opinions about whether children with ADHD should be offered counseling or medication. RESULTS: Just under two-thirds of respondents (64%) had heard of ADHD; most could not provide detailed information about the disorder. Women and those with higher levels of education were more likely to have heard of ADHD; African Americans, members of other nonwhite racial and ethnic groups, and older respondents were less likely to have heard of ADHD. Among respondents who had heard of ADHD, 78% said they believed ADHD to be a real disease; women, white respondents, and persons with higher income most often endorsed that belief. Most respondents (65%) endorsed the use of both counseling and medication, although counseling was endorsed as a sole treatment more often than medication. There were few sociodemographic differences in treatment preferences. CONCLUSIONS: The public is not well informed about ADHD. Future media and educational efforts should seek to provide accurate information about ADHD, with a special effort to reach specific populations such as men, nonwhite minority groups, and older Americans.
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- Authors
- McLeod, J. D., Fettes, D. L., Jensen, P. S., Pescosolido, B. A., & Martin, J. K.
- Affiliations
- Indiana University Bloomington (US)
- Venue
- Psychiatric Services
- Published
- 2007-05
- Volume
- 58
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 626-631
- ISSN
- 0022-1597 (ISSN-L)
- 1075-2730
- 1557-9700
- PMC
- PMC2365911
- OpenAlex
- W2167984019
- Cited by
- 130
- References
- 37
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 14 · 2013: 10 · 2012: 18
- FWCI
- 5.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Psychiatric Services (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Eli Lilly and Company
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Mental Health (K02-MH-012989)
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD050288)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychology and Mental Health
- Keywords
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, public knowledge, public beliefs, treatment preferences, ADHD awareness, sociodemographic differences, racial and ethnic disparities, gender differences, medication use, counseling, public health education
- MeSH terms
- Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Child, Child Behavior Disorders, Consumer Behavior, Female, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Public Opinion, Surveys and Questionnaires, United States
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