Societal Disruptions and Childhood ADHD Diagnosis during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Seth Freedman, Kelli Marquardt, Dario Salcedo, Kosali Simon and Coady Wing

Journal of Human Resources, 2024, vol. 59, issue S, s187-s226

Abstract: We study how the societal disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic impacted diagnosis of a prevalent childhood mental health condition, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Using both nationwide private health insurance claims and a single state’s comprehensive electronic health records, we compare children exposed to the pandemic to same-aged children prior to the pandemic. We find the pandemic reduced new ADHD diagnoses by 8.6 percent among boys and 11.0 percent among girls nationwide through February 2021. We further show that higher levels of in-person schooling in fall 2020 dampened the decline for girls but had no moderating effect for boys.

JEL-codes: I10 I18 I20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
Note: DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1222-12708R2
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