Systemic Barriers to the Care of Children and Adolescents with ADHD
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Published:2019
American Academy of Pediatrics, "Systemic Barriers to the Care of Children and Adolescents with ADHD", ADHD – Caring for Children With ADHD: A Practical Resource Toolkit for Clinicians, William Zurhellen, MD, FAAP, Herschel R. Lessin, MD, FAAP, Eugenia Chan, MD, MPH, FAAP, Carla Counts Allan, MS, PhD, Mark Wolraich, MD, FAAP, Eli Sprecher, MD, MPP, Steven W. Evans, PhD
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With its 2019 Clinical Practice Guideline, the American Academy of Pediatrics published a supplemental paper addressing, from a clinical and policy standpoint, barriers to high-quality care for children and adolescents who are being evaluated and/or treated for ADHD, and offering strategies for improvement. These barriers and strategies are summarized below.
There is an overall lack of adequate pediatric residency and other training programs for pediatric clinicians on developmental-behavioral and mental health conditions, including ADHD. The current curriculum and the nature of pediatric training still focus on the diagnosis and treatment of inpatient and intensive care conditions—despite the fact that many...