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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Sep 7.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2016 Oct 13;56(8):729–736. doi: 10.1177/0009922816673401

Table 4.

Mutually Exclusive Combinations of Medication and Nonmedication Servicesa for EBD Among All Children Aged 4 to 17 With Diagnosed ADHD by Health Insurance: United States, 2010 to 2013.

Medication (With or Without Nonmedication Servicesa; n = 1898)
Nonmedication Servicesa Only (n = 563)
No Service Use (n = 1002)
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE P b
Total 56.0 1.0 15.1 0.7 28.9 1.0
Unadjusted results
Health insurance <.001
 Private 57.3 1.5 11.6 0.9 31.1 1.4
 Public 57.0 1.5 18.7 1.2 24.3 1.3
 Uninsured 33.1 4.5 18.1 3.3 48.8 4.8
Adjusted results c
Health insurance <.001
 Private 56.5 1.5 12.8 1.0 30.7 1.4
 Public 58.1 1.6 17.0 1.2 24.9 1.4
 Uninsured 33.5 4.4 18.4 3.3 48.1 4.6

Abbreviations: EBD, emotional and behavioral difficulties; ADHD, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; SE, standard error.

a

Nonmedication services are defined as an affirmative answer to questions about having seen or talked to a mental health professional or a doctor because of a child’s emotional and behavioral difficulties or having received special education services specifically for emotional and behavioral difficulties.

b

P values are from a χ2 test for unadjusted values and F test for adjusted values.

c

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.