Leonard Sax
Who First Suggests the Diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder?
Montgomery Botanical Center|Poole Hospital
wanted survey physicians washington dc metropolitan area regarding frequency physicians teachers parents others first suggest diagnosis attentiondeficithyperactivity disorder adhda questionnaire mailed family physicians primary care pediatricians child psychiatrists greater washington dc answer question first suggests diagnosis adhd respondents assigned percentages primary care physicians consultants parents teachers etcteachers likely first suggest diagnosis adhd 464 95 ci 441487 followed parents 302 95 ci 283320 primary care physicians 113 95 ci 97128 school personnel teachers 60 95 ci 4972 consultants child psychiatrists psychologists 31 95 ci 2339 specified categories 30 95 ci 2436teachers school personnel often first suggest diagnosis adhd children greater washington dc area regional variations prescribing medication adhd may caused least part variations likelihood teacher suggesting diagnosis adhd