Table 3.
Selected Nonmedication Services for EBD for All Children Aged 4 to 17 With Diagnosed ADHD by Health Insurance: United States, 2010 to 2013.
| Contacted a Mental Health Professional During Past 12 Months (n = 1387) |
Contacted a General Doctor About Child’s EBD During the Past 12 Months (n = 976) |
Currently Receives Special Education Services for EBD (n = 780) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | SE | P a | Percent | SE | P a | Percent | SE | P a | |
| Total | 39.8 | 1.1 | 32.2 | 1.0 | 20.4 | 0.8 | |||
| Unadjusted results | |||||||||
| Health insurance | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | ||||||
| Private | 34.6 | 1.5 | 27.5 | 1.5 | 13.7 | 1.0 | |||
| Public | 47.2 | 1.6 | 38.0 | 1.6 | 28.0 | 1.4 | |||
| Uninsured | 24.6 | 4.1 | 25.7 | 5.2 | 19.1 | 3.4 | |||
| Adjusted results b | |||||||||
| Health insurance | <.001 | = .001 | <.001 | ||||||
| Private | 35.2 | 1.6 | 28.6 | 1.5 | 14.6 | 1.0 | |||
| Public | 46.4 | 1.7 | 36.6 | 1.6 | 26.2 | 1.4 | |||
| Uninsured | 25.0 | 4.0 | 25.5 | 4.9 | 20.5 | 3.3 | |||
Abbreviations: EBD, emotional and behavioral difficulties; ADHD, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; SE, standard error.
a
P values are from χ2 tests for unadjusted values and F tests for adjusted values.
b
Adjusted results are adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, and comorbidities. Comorbidities include a parent-reported diagnosed condition of Down syndrome, intellectual disability, developmental delay, autism, or learning disability, or current symptoms of seizures, frequent headaches, or stuttering.