Quality of care for childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in a managed care medicaid program.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine whether clinical severity is greater among children receiving attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) care in primary care compared with those in specialty mental health clinics, and to examine how care processes and clinical outcomes vary by sector across three 6-month time intervals.

Method

This was a longitudinal cohort study of 530 children aged 5 to 11 years receiving ADHD care in primary care or specialty mental health clinics from November 2004 through September 2006 in a large, countywide managed care Medicaid program.

Results

Clinical severity at study entry did not differ between children who received ADHD care in solely primary or specialty mental health care clinics. At three 6-month intervals, receipt of no care ranged from 34

SUBMITTER: Zima BT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3018146 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature