Parent medication concerns predict underutilization of mental health services for minority children with ADHD

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-76

  Berger Jenkins, Evelyn ^a   McKay, Mary ^b   Newcorn, Jeffrey ^b   Bannon, William ^b   Laraque, Danielle ^c  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; health disparities; mental health service use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STIGMA; TRUST;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PARENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TRANSLATIONS;

EID: 84855383697     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: 19382707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922811417286     Document Type: Article

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