Prevalence and Trends in Diagnosed ADHD Among US Children and Adolescents, 2017-2022

JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Oct 2;6(10):e2336872. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.36872.

Authors

Yanmei Li¹, Xiaofang Yan¹, Qishan Li¹, Qian Li¹, Guifeng Xu², Jinhua Lu³, Wenhan Yang¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
² Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui Province, China.
³ Division of Birth Cohort Study, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.

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Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study estimates prevalence and trends of ADHD diagnosis among US children and adolescents from 2017 to 2022.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity* / diagnosis
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity* / epidemiology
Child
Humans
Prevalence