Ethnic Disparities in Special Education Labeling Among Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

摘要: The authors examined disparities in special education labeling among children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by merging calendar year 2002 records and Medicaid mental health claims for 4,852 who had been ADHD Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Thirty-eight percent were receiving services. In adjusted analyses, Black less likely than White to receive these services (odds ratio [O.R.] = 0.78); the education, more have emotional disturbance (ED) label (O.R. 1.40). There was a significant interaction between ethnicity receipt of behavioral rehabilitation (BHRS): BHRS be without or children. Among BH...