OBJECTIVE: To document follow-up care received by children identified with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by primary care clinicians (PCCs). STUDY DESIGN: We surveyed families of children 4 to 15 years of age who had been diagnosed with ADHD. At an index office visit, parents and clinicians completed questionnaires. Six months after the index visit, parents completed a questionnaire (N = 659 returned surveys, 68% return rate). The main outcome measure was the number of visits with the patients' PCCs or mental health specialists during the 6 months after the index visit. RESULTS: Children had a median of one visit PCC over a period of 6 months. Children who had prescriptions for psychotropic medications (78%) did not differ from others in the number of visits. Follow-up visits with the child's own doctor were more common when the PCC had completed mental health training. Only 26% of patients saw a mental health specialist. Children who were black, on Medicaid, or with higher levels of internalizing symptoms were more likely to see a mental health specialist. CONCLUSIONS: Children treated for ADHD need more follow-up visits to permit adjustment of medication and support continuation of patients in treatment. Systematic quality improvement efforts are warranted.
OBJECTIVE: To document follow-up care received by children identified with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by primary care clinicians (PCCs). STUDY DESIGN: We surveyed families of children 4 to 15 years of age who had been diagnosed with ADHD. At an index office visit, parents and clinicians completed questionnaires. Six months after the index visit, parents completed a questionnaire (N = 659 returned surveys, 68% return rate). The main outcome measure was the number of visits with the patients' PCCs or mental health specialists during the 6 months after the index visit. RESULTS:Children had a median of one visit PCC over a period of 6 months. Children who had prescriptions for psychotropic medications (78%) did not differ from others in the number of visits. Follow-up visits with the child's own doctor were more common when the PCC had completed mental health training. Only 26% of patients saw a mental health specialist. Children who were black, on Medicaid, or with higher levels of internalizing symptoms were more likely to see a mental health specialist. CONCLUSIONS:Children treated for ADHD need more follow-up visits to permit adjustment of medication and support continuation of patients in treatment. Systematic quality improvement efforts are warranted.
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