Differences in ADHD medication usage patterns in children and adolescents from different cultural backgrounds in the Netherlands

Els F. van den Ban*, Patrick C. Souverein, Herman van Engeland, Hanna Swaab, Toine C G Egberts, Eibert R. Heerdink

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Abstract

Purpose: Differences in incidence and prevalence of ADHD medication use between ethnic groups have been reported. Goal of this study was to determine whether there are also differences in usage patterns of ADHD medication among native Dutch children and adolescents and those with a Moroccan, Turkish and Surinam cultural background in the Netherlands between 1999 and 2010. Methods: In a cohort of ADHD patients 

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1153-1162
Number of pages10
JournalSocial Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Volume50
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 May 2015

Keywords

  • ADHD medication
  • Dutch
  • Moroccan
  • Turkish
  • Usage patterns

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