Racial disparities in the diagnosis of disruptive behavior disorders: a U.S. national inpatient sample analysis.

ABSTRACT: Disruptive behavior disorders (DBDs) are comprised of conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder. Limited literature exists on the demographics of patients diagnosed with these conditions. Despite the clinical overlap of DBDs and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), there is a stark divergence in the treatment and societal accommodation for these two diagnoses, amplifying the importance of this diagnostic challenge. Thus, potential diagnostic differences must be urgently and rigorously explored. Small, regional studies have reported potential "racial" disparities in the diagnosis of DBDs, especially when compared to the diagnosis of ADHD. Our study uses the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database to provide the largest, most comprehensive investigation of "racial" disp

SUBMITTER: Savage WM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11424396 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature