Differences in ADHD medication usage patterns in children and adolescents from different cultural backgrounds in the Netherlands
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2015-05-28
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van den Ban, Els
Souverein, Patrick C.
van Engeland, Herman
Swaab, Hanna
Egberts, Antoine
Heerdink, E.R.
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Abstract
Purpose: Differences 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. Methods: In a cohort of ADHD patients
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ADHD medication, Dutch, Moroccan, Turkish, Usage patterns, Taverne, Psychiatry and Mental health, Epidemiology, Health(social science), Social Psychology, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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van den Ban, E F, Souverein, P C, van Engeland, H, Swaab, H, Egberts, T C G & Heerdink, E R 2015, 'Differences in ADHD medication usage patterns in children and adolescents from different cultural backgrounds in the Netherlands', Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, vol. 50, no. 7, pp. 1153-1162. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-015-1068-4