ADHD: Insurance and Mental Health Service Use.

We describe mental health service use by insurance among children aged 4 to 17 with diagnosed attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Using parent reports from 2010-2013 National Health Interview Survey, we estimate the percentage that received services for emotional and behavioral difficulties (EBD): medication, other nonmedication services, and none (neither medication nor other nonmedication services). Among children with diagnosed ADHD, 56.

Reported Child Health Status, Hispanic Ethnicity, and Language of Interview: United States, 2011-2012.

Objectives: This report has three objectives: a) to describe the reported health status of four subgroups of school-age children: Hispanic children with a Spanish interview (Hispanic–Spanish interview), Hispanic children with an English interview (Hispanic–English interview), non-Hispanic black children, and non-Hispanic white children; b) to describe selected characteristics of children in the four subgroups; and c) to consider whether the characteristics of children account for subgroup variations in reported health status.

Data Source And Methods: Data from the 2011–2012 National Survey of Children’s Health were used to describe the health status of children aged 5–17 years using three categories: a) poor or fair, b) good, and c) very good or excellent health. The reported health status of children in the four subgroups was examined using multinomial logistic regression, controlling for the effects of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics and a measure of acculturation.

Use of Mental Health Services by Children Ages Six to 11 With Emotional or Behavioral Difficulties.

Objective: The authors reported use of mental health services among children in the United States between ages six and 11 who were described by their parents as having emotional or behavioral difficulties (EBDs).

Methods: Using data from the 2010-2012 National Health Interview Survey, the authors estimated the national percentage of children ages six to 11 with serious or minor EBDs (N=2,500) who received treatment for their difficulties, including only mental health services other than medication (psychosocial services), only medication, both psychosocial services and medication, and neither type of service. They calculated the percentage of children who received school-based and non-school-based psychosocial services in 2011-2012 and who had unmet need for psychosocial services in 2010-2012.

Trends in parent-reported emotional and behavioral problems among children using special education services.

Objective: This report describes trends in health conditions reported by parents as the limitations leading to special education services for their children.

Methods: Data are reported for children ages 6-17 (N=182,998) surveyed in households in the 2001-2012 National Health Interview Survey.

Results: Between 2001 and 2012, the overall percentage of U.

Functional difficulties and school limitations of children with epilepsy: findings from the 2009-2010 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs.

Background: Epilepsy is a common serious neurologic disorder in children. However, most studies of children's functional difficulties and school limitations have used samples from tertiary care or other clinical settings.

Objective: To compare functional difficulties and school limitations of a national sample of US children with special health care needs (CSHCN) with and without epilepsy.

Use of selected nonmedication mental health services by adolescent boys and girls with serious emotional or behavioral difficulties: United States, 2010-2012.

Mental health is a key component of a child's overall wellbeing. Previous research using data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) found that about 6% of adolescents have serious emotional or behavioral difficulties. Both medication and nonmedication services have been found to be effective for treatment.

Use of medication prescribed for emotional or behavioral difficulties among children aged 6-17 years in the United States, 2011-2012.

Mental health problems are common chronic conditions in children (1-3). Medication is often prescribed to treat the symptoms of these conditions (4-7). Few population-based studies have examined the use of prescription medication to treat mental health problems among younger as well as older school-aged children (8-10).

The effect of special health care needs and health status on school functioning.

Background: Past studies have shown that specific child conditions are associated with poor school outcomes. A national health survey with noncategorical measures of health and indicators of school functioning offers the opportunity to examine this association.

Objectives: To compare links between two health measures (children with special health care needs and general health status) and multiple school outcomes.

Socioeconomic disadvantage and developmental delay among US children aged 18 months to 5 years.

Background: Few studies have examined the relationship between sociodemographic factors and a population-based measure of developmental delay in US children. We identify sociodemographic factors associated with unlikely, probable and possible developmental delay in preschool US children using nationally representative data.

Methods: All children aged 18 months to 5 years in the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health were categorised into three groups based on the likelihood of developmental delay (unlikely delay, possible delay and probable delay) using a modified survey version of the Parents' Evaluation of Developmental Status questionnaire.

The health of male veterans and nonveterans aged 25-64: United States, 2007-2010.

The well-being of military personnel and their families is a topic of growing concern in public health. The effects of military service on physical and psychological health, especially after extended overseas deployments, are complex. There may also be long-term consequences of military service for the health and health care utilization of veterans as they age (1).

Identifying emotional and behavioral problems in children aged 4-17 years: United States, 2001-2007.

Objectives: This report examines two measures that identify children with emotional and behavioral problems: high scores based on questions in the brief version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and a single question about serious (definite or severe) overall emotional and behavioral difficulties. Children were classified into four groups, those with: only high scores on the brief SDQ, only serious overall difficulties, both high scores on the brief SDQ and serious overall difficulties, and neither high scores on brief SDQ nor serious overall difficulties. Children's characteristics, conditions, and service use in these four groups were compared.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among children aged 5-17 years in the United States, 1998-2009.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common mental health disorders of childhood. The symptoms of ADHD (inattention, impulsive behavior, and hyperactivity) begin in childhood and often persist into adulthood. These symptoms frequently lead to functional impairment in academic, family, and social settings.

Emotional/behavioral difficulties and adolescent obesity: effect of sex and Hispanic origin/race.

This study examines the relationship between emotional/behavioral difficulties and obesity among US adolescents aged 12-17 using parent-reported data for 11,042 adolescents in the National Health Interview Survey. Obesity was defined as body mass index (BMI) ≥sex/age-specific 95th percentile BMI cut-points from the 2000 CDC Growth Charts. Types of emotional/behavioral difficulties were identified using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire.

Maternal reports of child health status and health conditions: the influence of self-reported maternal health status.

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the influence of maternal health status (MHS) on the relationship between child health conditions and child health status (CHS).

Methods: The study sample included 38 207 children aged 5 to 17 years in the 2001 to 2008 National Health Interview Surveys whose mothers were the survey respondent for the child and herself. Information was collected about CHS, MHS, diagnosed child health conditions, and sociodemographic characteristics.

The association between major depressive disorder and obesity in US adolescents: results from the 2001-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

The association between major depressive disorder (MDD) and obesity was assessed in 4,150 US adolescents aged 12-19 years from the 2001-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Weight and height were measured by health professionals and MDD was based on a structured diagnostic interview. The prevalence of MDD in the past year among US adolescents was 3.

Participation in activities outside of school hours in relation to problem behavior and social skills in middle childhood.

Background: Research has shown that participating in activities outside of school hours is associated with lower dropout rates, enhanced school performance, improved social skills, and reduced problem behaviors. However, most prior studies have been limited to small populations of older children (>12 years). This analysis focuses on children aged 6 to 11 to assess the potential association between participation in activities outside of school hours and behavior in middle childhood in a nationally representative survey.

Functional difficulties among school-aged children: United States, 2001-2007.

Objective: This report presents estimates of basic actions difficulty, which includes difficulties related to sensory, motor, cognitive, and emotional or behavioral functioning, in U.S. children aged 5-17 years based on questions from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).

Use of mental health services in the past 12 months by children aged 4-17 years: United States, 2005-2006.

Data from the National Health Interview Survey. In 2005-2006, 15% of U.S.

Emotional/Behavioral difficulties and mental health service contacts of students in special education for non-mental health problems.

Background: Emotional/behavioral difficulties and mental health (MH) service contacts of 3 groups of youth were compared: students in special education for non-MH problems, students in special education for MH problems, and youth not in special education.

Methods: Parents reported the characteristics, special education placement, emotional/behavioral difficulties, and MH service contacts of 25,122 youth aged 6-17 years in the National Health Interview Survey.

Results: Two thirds of students in special education received special education services for non-MH problems.

Diagnosed attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and learning disability: United States, 2004-2006.

Objectives: This report presents national estimates of the prevalence of diagnosed attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and learning disability (LD) in U.S. children 6-17 years of age and describes the prevalence of these conditions for children with selected characteristics.

Identified attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and medically attended, nonfatal injuries: US school-age children, 1997-2002.

Objective: To determine the medically attended, nonfatal injury rate among children 6-17 years of age ever and never identified with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Methods: An analysis was performed of parentally reported injury episodes during the past 3 months and current demographic characteristics of 3,741 sample children ever identified with ADHD and 48,243 never identified with ADHD in the 1997-2002 National Health Interview Surveys.

Results: The annualized rate of injury was 204 episodes per 1,000 among children with ADHD compared with 115 episodes per 1,000 among children without ADHD.

Racial and ethnic differences in ADHD and LD in young school-age children: parental reports in the National Health Interview Survey.

Objectives: Racial and ethnic disparities have been documented for many physical health outcomes in children. Less is known, however, about disparities in behavioral and learning disorders in children. This study uses data from a national health survey to examine racial and ethnic differences in identified attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and learning disability (LD).

Attention Deficit Disorder and Learning Disability: United States, 1997-98.

Objectives: This report presents national estimates of the prevalence of diagnosed Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and/or Learning Disability (LD) in U.S. children.