Primary Care Treatment for ADHD Significantly Different Than Specialty Care, but Location of Care Not Linked to Clinical Severity

OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Mental Health & Chemical Dependency Services The type of care provided to Medicaid-eligible children ages five through eleven with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder was different in primary care settings than in specialty community mental health clinics, but was not linked to the severity of their symptoms. All the children were enrolled in a large Medicaid managed care plan. In primary care settings, about 80% of the children received at least one stimulant prescription and averaged one or two follow-up visits per year. About 24% of children receiving ADHD care in primary care were . . .