The Significance of Culture: Understanding Barriers to Care and the Diagnosis of ADHD in African-American Youth
Author: Zewelanji Serpell, Ph.D..; Steven W. Evans, Ph.D..; Kami Barbour.
Source: Volume 05, Number 03, Summer 2005 , pp.61-67(7)
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Abstract:
African-American youth with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a group whose needs are largely unmet, arguably because they must rely on others to gain access to care. ADHD is reported as the most frequent presenting mental health disorder in youth, affecting an estimated 3% to 12% of school aged children each year American Psychiatric Association, 2000) and accounting for half of all referrals to child mental health clinics (Barkley, 1998). Yet, very little research has been done investigating ADHD in the African-American population (Curtis et al., 1997), and even less that speaks to disparities in access and care for ADHD.Keywords:
Affiliations:
1: James Madison University Alvin V Baird Attention & Learning Disabilites Center; 2: James Madison University Alvin V Baird Attention & Learning Disabilites Center; 3: James Madison University Alvin V Baird Attention & Learning Disabilites Center.