Engelsk titel: ADHD on the map: geographical differences in medication to children and young people
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Författare:
Karlsson, Patrik
;
Lundström, Tommy
Email: patrik.karlsson@socarb.su.se
Språk: Swe
Antal referenser: 22
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 16023174
Sammanfattning
ADHD is the fastest growing psychiatric diagnosis among young people in
Sweden. Drug treatment is common practice among those with a diagnosis.
This study explores geographic differences in drug prescription. Municipal
level differences in prescription rates are large and can to some extent be
accounted for by factors within the municipalities. However factors on the
regional level seem to be of outmost importance, also for variations between
municipalities. Regional differences in prescription can hardly be explained
by factors within the population only, but may also involve the way treatment
is organized, differences in policy, professional approaches etc.