Parents play an important role in access to mental health care for children and adolescents.
They are often the first to seek professional help, yet their help-seeking experiences are not …

Studies have shown that African American, Caucasian, and Hispanic children all have the
same prevalence of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and respond …

Objective: Policymakers, federal agencies, and researchers have called for more in-depth
investigation of contextual mechanisms that may explain differences in medication use …

Objective: To review the sociocultural factors that may affect the diagnosis and management
of attentiondeficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in African American and Hispanic minorities …

First episode psychosis represents a critical period for intervention to prevent future
impairments and to initiate optimal interventions. Using an interpretive inter-actionist …

Childhood diagnoses of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have increased
dramatically in the US in recent decades. Prior research has alluded to the possibility that …

Over the past decade, several states introduced varying degrees of accountability systems
for schools, which became federal law with the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act of …

This study was undertaken to understand and describe Latina mothers' cognitions and
attitudes toward the use of medication for their young children's behavior problems under …

As low socioeconomic status (SES) and ethnic minority students often experience barriers
during their school career, increased levels of referral of these students to extramural …

A large percentage of youth involved in the juvenile justice system experience mental health
problems, yet many do not receive mental health care. In this study, we used a process …