Feature Story

March 19, 2008

Does ADHD Look the Same in Youth of Different Races?

From EurekAlert! - Breaking News:

The research in the article looked at childhood ADHD in underrepresented minorities, reviewing controversy around evaluation, diagnosis, and obstacles faced by families, ending with recommendations for assessment and treatment.

"A child of any race can be deeply affected by attention difficulties not only during school years but for a lifetime," writes coauthor Heather Hervey-Jumper.

"It is tragic that many minority children are not provided with culturally sensitive assessments when we have effective treatments that can start these children on a track of progress.

Untreated attention disorders can cause devastating results and we believe there are solutions for children of all ethnic backgrounds."

The article, "Identifying, Evaluating, Diagnosing, and Treating ADHD in Minority Youth," written by Heather Hervey-Jumper, of the University of Michigan, Karl Douyon, of the Center for Ventura, and from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Tatiana Falcone and Kathleen N. Franco, has been made available at no charge by SAGE for a limited time at http://jad.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/11/5/522.

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