Catchment area characteristics do not account for geographical variation in ADHD diagnoses
This study found that the proportion of ADHD diagnoses per population was moderately related to catchment area characteristics, following a social gradient in health. However, the proportion of ADHD diagnoses among patients in CAMHS was unrelated to area characteristics. This suggests that other factors, such as variation in clinician attitudes or local practice styles, may contribute to the strong variation in ADHD diagnoses.
Authors
- Ingvar Bjelland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1113-8323)
- Arnstein Mykletun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3878-0079)
- Olav Nyttingnes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0991-7176)
- Tore Hofstad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0718-7931)
Institutions
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Akershus University Hospital (NO)
- Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
- Nordland Hospital Trust (NO)
- University of Bergen (NO)
- UiT The Arctic University of Norway (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-04-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-025-02720-x
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.94
Funders
- Universitetet i Bergen
- Norges Forskningsråd
- Haukeland Universitetssjukehus