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More than half of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) continue to have symptoms during adolescence and young adulthood. Investigators examined how parents' and adolescents' perspectives influence receipt of ADHD treatment services in a longitudinal study of school-age children at high risk for ADHD. After 6.8 years of follow-up, 168 adolescents (mean age at follow-up, 15 years; 53% female; 35% black; 58% low income) still were likely to require treatment (61% met full diagnostic criteria for ADHD). Children and parents were interviewed with standardized diagnostic instruments four times during follow-up.
Although 80% of adolescents reported having ever received mental health treatment, only 42% received treatment du…