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A study of pathway of care in children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Amit Arya1, Vivek Agarwal1, Suresh Yadav2
1Department of Psychiatry, King George's Medical University, Lucknow 226003, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Objective:
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with impairment in all aspects of the patient's life. Despite availability of effective treatments for ADHD, a majority of the patient lack access to or have a significant delay in seeking help. This study aimed to assess the pathway of care in ADHD among patients attending the outpatient psychiatric services of a tertiary care centre in India.
Methods:
57 newly registered cases of the age group 6-16 years with the diagnosis of ADHD as per DSM-IV-TR criteria were included in the study. Pathway of care was assessed on the semi structured proforma.
Results:
The mean duration of delay in seeking help for ADHD symptoms was 3.96 Years (SD=1.96). Only 50% of the subjects consulted psychiatrists as first contact. Majority of the patients (45.61%) were referred by school teachers. Major reason given by the family members was that the patient was naughty rather than having any disorder for not seeking treatment in (89.47%).
Conclusion:
Our study showed that there was lack of recognition of ADHD at the level of other qualified practitioners and subsequent delay in referral to CAMHS. Sociocultural beliefs affected the help seeking by the parents.
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