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. 2016 Aug 1;26(6):520–526. doi: 10.1089/cap.2015.0228

Table 3.

Among Young People with Stimulant Prescriptions, Percentages with Any Psychosocial Service and Any Mental Disorder Diagnosis, and Among this Group Select Mental Disorder Diagnoses, United States 2009

  Age (years)
  3–5 (%) 6–12 (%) 13–18 (%) 19–24 (%)
Among youth with stimulant prescriptions
 With ≥1 psychosocial service visit 9.9 8.8 12.0 9.6
 With any mental disorder diagnosis 43.1 45.2 33.8 29.0
Among youth with stimulant prescriptions and a mental disorder diagnosis
 With ≥1 ADHD diagnosis 85.4 90.6 81.4 71.9
 With ≥1 disruptive behavior diagnosis 10.0 5.7 5.1 0.7
 With ≥1 mood disorder diagnosis 2.3 4.5 14.2 22.2
 With ≥1 anxiety disorder diagnosis 3.3 4.4 6.6 13.9
 With ≥1 other mental disorder diagnosis 11.8 7.8 7.5 5.9

IMS LifeLink® Information Assets-LRx Longitudinal Prescription Database, 2009, IMS Health Incorporated.

ADHD, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.