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ArticleChild psychiatry and human development2025

"The Way the System is Working Out, It's Not Working at All": Parent Perspectives on Social Determinants of Health and ADHD Symptoms in Preschoolers.

Andrea E Spencer, Tierney P McMahon, Ren Mondesir, Nadia Garriga-Cerni, Meera Savage, Madeline C Smith, J Krystel Loubeau, Jennifer Sikov, Imme Kobayashi, Jasleen Singh and 5 more

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Andrea E SpencerDepartment of Psychiatry, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA. aspencer@luriechildrens.org.
Tierney P McMahonDepartment of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Ren MondesirDepartment of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Nadia Garriga-CerniDepartment of Psychiatry, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Meera SavageDepartment of Psychiatry, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Madeline C SmithDepartment of Psychiatry, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
J Krystel LoubeauDepartment of Psychiatry, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Jennifer SikovDepartment of Psychiatry, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Imme KobayashiDepartment of Psychiatry, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Jasleen SinghPritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 225 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Rohan DayalDepartment of Psychiatry, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Valeria LadinoDepartment of Psychiatry, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Christina BorbaDepartment of Psychiatry, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Arvin GargChild Health Equity Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Michael SilversteinBrown University School of Public Health and Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute, Providence, RI, USA.

Funding

Northwestern University Mental Health, Earlier: Transdiagnostic, Transdisciplinary, Translational Training Program in Neurodevelopmental Mechanisms of PsychopathologyT32MH126368 · NIMH · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI SHANKMAN, STEWART AARON, WAKSCHLAG, LAUREN S · 2021 to 2025
$1.4M
Developing a Pediatrics-based Social Needs Intervention to Reduce Disparities in ADHD Outcomes for Low-income ChildrenK23MH118478 · NIMH · LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO · PI SPENCER, ANDREA · 2018 to 2022
$696k
NIMH NIH HHS K23 MH118478NIMH NIH HHS K23MH118478NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH126368NIMH NIH HHS T32MH126368
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adverse social determinants of health (SDH) are associated with higher risk for ADHD and worse prognosis. Understanding the reason for this association is critical for planning interventions to reduce inequities in ADHD outcomes. To answer this question, we conducted a qualitative study with parents of preschoolers aged 3-5 years old with ADHD symptoms, recruited from a safety net hospital, to understand their perspectives on the relationship between SDH and ADHD symptoms. Nineteen parents (53% Black, 26% Latine, 16% White; median income $32,500) completed in-depth interviews, and the data was analyzed using thematic analysis. Parents described bidirectional relationships between three main themes: (1) unmet social needs, (2) child ADHD symptoms, and (3) parent stress. Our findings suggest that early intervention to address unmet social needs in the child's environment and support parent mental health could be tested to improve symptom trajectories in preschoolers with emerging ADHD.

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ADHDParentsPreschool childrenQualitative researchSocial determinants of health

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PMCPMC12863456

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