HealthDay (10/19, Thompson) reports, “Preschoolers with” attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) “rarely receive the gold-standard treatment recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) for their condition,” researchers concluded. That group “recommends a behavioral therapy technique called ‘parent training in behavior management,’ or PTBM, as first-line treatment for” AD/HD in children “ages four and five.” Just one of “every 10 children in that age group with an” AD/HD “diagnosis” or AD/HD-like “symptoms actually receive a referral for PTBM therapy, however,” researchers concluded after reviewing “medical records for more than 22,700 four- and five-year-olds treated by primary care” physicians. The findings were published online Oct. 18 in a research letter in JAMA Pediatrics.
Related Links:
— “Most Kids Newly Diagnosed With ADHD Aren’t Getting Best Care “Dennis Thompson, HealthDay, October 19, 2021