06/27/13 The Raw Alcoholism News Feed

Minority children less likely to be diagnosed with ADHD

CNN (blog)

Minority children are far less likely than their white counterparts to be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a new study in this week's journal Pediatrics. In fact, authors found that African-American children ...

ADHD In Kids: Fewer Minority Children Diagnosed With The Disorder (STUDY)

Huffington Post

(Reuters Health) - Black and Hispanic children are half as likely to be diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as their white peers, according to a new study that followed U.S. kindergarteners through middle school. "We're ...

ADHD Ups Disability Risk From Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Monthly Prescribing Reference

(HealthDay News) – Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who experience mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) are more likely to be moderately disabled from the injury, compared to similar patients withoutADHD, according to a study ...

Fewer minority kids diagnosed with ADHD

Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Black and Hispanic children are half as likely to be diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as their white peers, according to a new study that followed U.S. kindergarteners through middle school.