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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in ADHD Diagnosis From Kindergarten to Eighth Grade
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OBJECTIVE: Whether and to what extent racial/ethnic disparities inattention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis occur across early and middle childhood is currently unknown. We examined the over-time dynamics of race/ethnic disparities in diagnosis from kindergarten to eighth grade and disparities in treatment in fifth and eighth grade. METHODS: Analyses of the nationally representative Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998–1999 (N = 17 100)using discrete-time hazard modeling. RESULTS: Minority children were less likely than white children to receive an ADHD diagnosis. With time-invariant and -varying confounding factors statistically controlled the odds of ADHD diagnosis for African Americans, Hispanics, and children of other races/ethnicities were 69% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 60%–76%), 50% (95% CI: 34%–62%), and 46% (95% CI: 26%–61%) lower, respectively, than for whites. Factors increasing children’s risk of an ADHD diagnosis included being a boy,being raised by an older mother, being raised in an English-speaking household, and engaging in externalizing problem behaviors. Factors decreasing children’s risk of an ADHD diagnosis included engaging in learning-related behaviors (eg, being attentive), displaying greater academic achievement, and not having health insurance. Among children diagnosed with ADHD, racial/ethnic minorities were less likely than whites to be taking prescription medication for the disorder. CONCLUSIONS: Racial/ethnic disparities in ADHD diagnosis occur by kindergarten and continue until at least the end of eighth grade. Measured confounding factors do not explain racial/ethnic disparities in ADHD diagnosis and treatment. Culturally sensitive monitoring should be intensified to ensure that all children are appropriately screened, diagnosed,and treated for ADHD.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Morgan, P. L., Staff, J., Hillemeier, M. M., Farkas, G., & Maczuga, S.
- Affiliations
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- Sociology and Crime, Law, and Justice, and
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- Population Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
- Venue
- PEDIATRICS
- Publisher
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- Published
- 2013-07-01
- Volume
- 132
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 85-93
- ISSN
- 0031-4005 (ISSN-L)
- 1098-4275
- PMC
- PMC3691530
- OpenAlex
- W2011175687
- Cited by
- 302
- References
- 42
- Citations by year
- 2026: 16 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 40 · 2023: 29 · 2022: 28 · 2021: 28 · 2020: 32 · 2019: 26 · 2018: 15 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 16 · 2015: 18 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 5
- FWCI
- 11.81
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- PEDIATRICS (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R24HD041025)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Keywords
- ADHD diagnosis, racial and ethnic disparities, early childhood, middle childhood, African American children, Hispanic children, externalizing problems, academic performance, health insurance, maternal age
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Black or African American, Child, Child, Preschool, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Health Services Accessibility, Hispanic or Latino, Humans, Internal-External Control, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Mass Screening, Risk, Sex Factors, United States, Odds Ratio, White People, Health Status Disparities, Healthcare Disparities
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