Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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Mar 11, 2021

Graduating high school seniors who have committed to enlist in the Armed Forces following high school graduation stand as the National Anthem plays during an Our Community Salutes event at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin on Armed Forces Day, May 20, 2017, photo by Ted Small/Alamy Stock Photo

An Empirical Assessment of the U.S. Army's Enlistment Waiver Policies: An Examination in Light of Emerging Societal Trends in Behavioral Health and the Legalization of Marijuana

This report documents an analysis of the performance of U.S. Army recruits who receive waivers, as well as those with a documented history of marijuana, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, depression, or anxiety.

Journal Article

Apr 18, 2017

Collaborative Mental Health Care for Pediatric Behavior Disorders in Primary Care: Does It Reduce Mental Health Care Costs?

Doctor-office collaborative care is more cost-effective than enhanced usual care for treating children with behavioral problems in primary care settings.

Journal Article

Apr 29, 2015

DISC Predictive Scales (DPS): Factor Structure and Uniform Differential Item Functioning Across Gender and Three Racial/Ethnic Groups for ADHD, Conduct Disorder, and Oppositional Defiant Disorder Symptoms

The factor structure and potential uniform differential item functioning (DIF) among gender and three racial/ethnic groups of adolescents were evaluated for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct disorder (CD), and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) symptom scores of the DISC Predictive Scales.

Journal Article

Jan 1, 2014

Geographic Variation in Receipt of Psychotherapy in Children Receiving Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Medications

In the more than 1500 counties studied, fewer than 25% of children prescribed ADHD drugs received talk therapy in the same year they received medication. The percentage of children who received both drugs and therapy varied across counties and did not always reflect the number of available psychologists.

Journal Article

Jan 1, 2013

Age Differences in Treatment Response to a Collaborative Care Intervention for Anxiety Disorders

Some data suggest that older adults with anxiety disorders do not respond as well to treatment as do younger adults.

Journal Article

Feb 1, 2012

A Population-Based Survey of Mental Disorders in Singapore

Mental illnesses are not only a growing public health concern but also a major social and economic issue affecting individuals and families throughout the world.

Journal Article

Feb 1, 2012

Treatment of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Patterns of Evolving Care During the First Treatment Episode

This study sought to better understand factors associated with different patterns of treatment among children starting treatment for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Journal Article

Dec 1, 2011

Characterizing Patterns of Care Using Administrative Claims Data: ADHD Treatment in Children

Comparative effectiveness research (CER) is concerned with determining which treatment, among known effective treatments, may provide the most benefit to an individual patient.

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Assessing and Articulating the Wider Benefits of Research

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Army Enlistment Waivers in the Age of Legal Marijuana

An Empirical Assessment of the U.S. Army's Enlistment Waiver Policies: An Examination in Light of Emerging Societal Trends in Behavioral Health and the Legalization of Marijuana

Mental Health

Collaborative Mental Health Care for Pediatric Behavior Disorders in Primary Care: Does It Reduce Mental Health Care Costs?

DISC Predictive Scales (DPS): Factor Structure and Uniform Differential Item Functioning Across Gender and Three Racial/Ethnic Groups for ADHD, Conduct Disorder, and Oppositional Defiant Disorder Symptoms

Type of Therapy Kids Receive for ADHD Depends on Where They Live

Geographic Variation in Receipt of Psychotherapy in Children Receiving Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Medications

Age Differences in Treatment Response to a Collaborative Care Intervention for Anxiety Disorders

A Population-Based Survey of Mental Disorders in Singapore

Treatment of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Patterns of Evolving Care During the First Treatment Episode

Characterizing Patterns of Care Using Administrative Claims Data: ADHD Treatment in Children

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