Addressing Racial Disparities in Diagnosis & Treatment of ADHD (with Napoleon Higgins, M.D.)

Описание: In this hour-long ADDitude webinar, Dr. Napoleon Higgins discusses the critical issues that often prevent black children and adults from receiving adequate care and treatment for ADHD, including structural racism, harsh punishment at school, stigma, and mistrust of the medical community. He talks about the serious consequences of untreated ADHD and shares strategies to help ensure proper care and treatment.

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35:00 Other Health Factors: diet, environment
38:00 diagnosis of exclusion
39:00 bias - implicit and explicit
40:00 finding a provider
41:00 Only 2% of psychiatrists are black - most located in a few select cities
42:00 is your doc culturally competent?
46:00 ADHD stigma in black communities
48:00 the role of faith
49:00 fear of labels and special ed
51:00 mistrust of medical community
53:00 access to care
53:00 overdiagnosis of ODD and CD

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