Longitudinal Patterns of Community-Based Treatment Utilization Among Ethnically and Racially Diverse Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) treatment utilization among adolescents is highly variable. This article describes pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatment utilization in a community sample of primarily Latinx and/or Black adolescents with ADHD ( = 218), followed longitudinally for 4 years, from early adolescence until approximately age 17 ( = 16.80, standard deviation = 1.

Are There Long-Term Effects of Behavior Therapy for Adolescent ADHD? A Qualitative Study.

We utilized qualitative methodology to characterize potential long-term effects (therapeutic and iatrogenic) of behavior therapy for adolescents with ADHD. Forty-two in-depth interviews were conducted with adolescents with ADHD and parents, 4 years post-treatment. Grounded theory methods identified and reported prevalence of themes.