ICPS

2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021

Unified Theory of Behavior Change Constructs Among Adolescents Taking Medicine for ADHD

Virtual · May 2021

Posters · Clinical Science

  • Anne Berset
    Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
  • Jeffery Epstein
    Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
  • Kevin Hommel
    Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
  • William Brinkman
    Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Abstract

Medication is an efficacious treatment for adolescents with ADHD; however, use declines during adolescence when the consequences of ADHD are most severe. We examined adolescent and parent perceived barriers to taking ADHD medication. Issues related to teen disease frustration were common. Adolescents and parent perceptions of many barriers differed.

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