Racial-Ethnic Differences in ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment During Adolescence and Early Adulthood.

Objective: This study examined racial-ethnic differences in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis and treatment during adolescence and early adulthood.

Methods: A national health care claims database was used to identify a cohort of 4,216,757 commercially insured youths with at least 1 year of coverage during 2014-2019. Racial-ethnic differences in the prevalence of visits with a recorded ADHD diagnosis (identified through and codes) and of ADHD treatment (identified through medical claims for psychosocial treatments and pharmacy claims for ADHD medications) were examined.