ADHD Diagnosis and Timing of Medication Initiation Among Children Aged 3 to 5 Years
In this retrospective cohort study of preschool-age children with ADHD seen in primary care in 8 large pediatric health systems, many children were prescribed medications at or shortly after the first documented diagnosis. Analysis of clinical documentation is needed to understand early prescription patterns.
Authors
- Tanya E. Froehlich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4471-289X)
- Holly K. Harris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5512-755X)
- Christopher R. Forrest (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2934-9690)
- Lisa Spector
- Heidi M. Feldman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4435-0913)
- Yair Bannett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5134-3300)
- Farah W. Brink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9954-4889)
- Kaitlin Whelan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6902-9651)
- Kristin Kan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5739-3306)
- Kate E. Wallis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2842-9197)
- Ingrid Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6649-962X)
- Rodrigo Azuero-Dajud
Institutions
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
- Lurie Children's Hospital (US)
- Nationwide Children's Hospital (US)
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- Texas Children's Hospital (US)
- Nemours Children's Clinic (US)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
- University of Cincinnati (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.29610
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47
Funders
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
- Grace Science Foundation
- Ionis Pharmaceuticals
- Shionogi
- National Institutes of Health
- Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Stanford Maternal and Child Health Research Institute