A Regional ADHD Center-Based Network Project for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With ADHD
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Maurizio Bonati1, Laura Reale1, Michele Zanetti1
11 Laboratory for Mother and Child Health, IRCCS-Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri," Milan, Italy.
Objective:
We aimed to define the sociodemographic, clinical, and prescription profiles of the participants enrolled in the Italian Lombardy ADHD Register.
Method:
Data on patients evaluated by the 18 regional ADHD reference centers in the 2012 to 2013 period were analyzed.
Results:
Seven hundred fifty-three of 1,150 (65%) suspected patients received a diagnosis of ADHD. In 24% of cases, there was a family history of ADHD. Four hundred eighty-three (64%) patients had at least one psychopathological disorder, the more common of which were learning disorders (35%). Eighty-four percent of patients received a prescription for psychoeducational interventions, 2% received only pharmacological treatment, and 14% a combination of both. Compared with patients treated with psychoeducational intervention alone, patients with drug prescriptions more commonly presented values of Clinical Global Impressions - Severity scale (CGI-S) of 5 or higher ( p < .0001).
Conclusion:
A continuous and systematic monitoring of patterns of care is essential in promoting significant improvements in clinical practice and ensuring an efficient and homogeneous quality of care.
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