TY - JOUR AU - Visser, Susanna N. AU - Blumberg, Stephen J. AU - Danielson, Melissa L. AU - Bitsko, Rebecca H. AU - Kogan, Michael D. PY - 2013 TI - State-Based and Demographic Variation in Parent-Reported Medication Rates for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, 2007-2008 T2 - Preventing Chronic Disease JO - Prev Chronic Dis SP - E09 VL - 10 CY - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. N2 - Medication is the most effective treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a common neurobehavioral disorder of childhood. We used data from the 2007-2008 National Survey of Children's Health to calculate weighted estimates of parent-reported ADHD and medication treatment among US children aged 4 to 17 years, by state and sex-stratified age. State-based rates of ADHD medication treatment ranged from 33% in Nevada to 79% in Mississippi; rates of medicated ADHD were higher among boys than girls at every age. State-based investigations of ADHD medication treatment factors are needed, and our findings may inform these public health efforts. SN - 1545-1151 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd9.120073 DO - 10.5888/pcd9.120073 ER -