ArticleSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2015
Differences in ADHD medication usage patterns in children and adolescents from different cultural backgrounds in the Netherlands.
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- Time of onset and/or diagnosis of ADHD in European children: a systematic review.BMC psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
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- Prevalence, diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in Arab and Jewish children in Israel, where are the gaps?BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Maternal Sociodemographic Factors Are Associated with Methylphenidate Initiation in Children in the Netherlands: A Population-Based Study.Child psychiatry and human development · 2021Article
- Autism Spectrum and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children of Immigrants: A Brief Review of Current Evidence and Implications for Clinical Practice.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Review
- Barriers and predictors of medication use for childhood ADHD: findings from a UK population-representative cohort.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2019Article
- Dispensing of psychotropic medication among 400,000 immigrants in The Netherlands.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2017Article
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Abstract
purposeDifferences 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.
methodsIn a cohort of ADHD patients <19 years (N = 817) incident use and discontinuation of ADHD medication were measured for ethnicity and adjusted for age, gender and socio-economic status.
resultsA significant higher proportion of ADHD-diagnosed patients from Moroccan (32 %) and Turkish (42 %) cultural background never used ADHD medication compared to Dutch natives (21 %). One-fifth of native Dutch and Turkish patients already used ADHD medication before the ADHD diagnosis date. Discontinuation of ADHD medication within 5 years was significantly higher in Moroccan [HR 2.4 (95 % CI 1.8-3.1)] and Turkish [HR 1.7 (95 % CI 1.1-2.6)] patients. A sensitivity analysis with a zip code-matched comparison between Dutch natives and non-natives showed similar results, suggesting this effect is probably not explained by socio-economic status (SES).
conclusionDifferences are found in prescribing and use of ADHD medication between patients with a different cultural background. Native Dutch and Turkish patients start more frequently with ADHD medication before the ADHD diagnose date, which can be an indication of differences in either referral patterns and/or access to care. A higher percentage of patients with a Moroccan and Turkish cultural background never start using ADHD medication at all and discontinuation rate is higher compared to Dutch natives and Surinamese.
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