In volume 25, issue 6 of this journal, Janet Currie and Mark Stabile (JCMS,) made a
significant contribution to our understanding of the influence of ADHD symptoms on a variety …

One in five US youngsters has a mental disorder, but we know little about the effects of these
disorders on child outcomes. We examine US and Canadian children with symptoms of …

Although several types of mental illness, including substance abuse disorders, have been
linked with poor labor market outcomes, no current research has been able to examine the …

The question of whether childhood mental illness has long term consequences in terms of
criminal behavior has been little studied, yet it could have major consequences for both the …

This paper contributes to the literature on the relationship between adolescent depression
and educational attainment in several ways. First, while cross‐sectional data are normally …

Socioeconomic factors correlate with mental health and affect individual life chances.
However, the influence of specific and cumulative social disadvantages on children's mental …

This paper uses high quality register-data to study the spillover effects on firstborns from
having a younger sibling suffering from ADHD. Using OLS and cousin fixed effects analyses …

We exploit the discontinuity in age when children start kindergarten generated by state
eligibility laws to examine whether relative age is a significant determinant of ADHD …

The purpose of the study was to estimate the burden to families of raising a child with
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Data were drawn from a longitudinal sample …

Background: Socioeconomic status (SES) resources protect children and adults against the
risk of medical and psychiatric conditions. According to the Minorities' Diminished Returns …