495- Health Equity in ADHD: Addressing Racial Disparities in Diagnosis & Treatment

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🗓️ 28 March 2024

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Black children and adults with ADHD are less likely to receive an accurate diagnosis and treatment due to structural racism, socioeconomic inequalities, and stigma. Napoleon Higgins, M.D., explains how we can start addressing these racial disparities in health care.

Healthy Equity in ADHD: More Resources

Get: 2024 Scorecard of ADHD Treatments
Read: The Ongoing Work of Normalizing ADHD in BIPOC Communities
Read: Why We Must Achieve Equitable ADHD Care for African American and Latinx Children
Download: How Common Is ADHD in Adults?

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast Series by Attitude magazine. Hello everyone I'm Carol Fleck and on behalf of the attitude team I'm pleased to
0:20.6	welcome you to today's ADHD experts presentation titled Health Equity in ADHD,
0:28.5	Addressing Racial Disparities in Diagnosis and Treatment.
0:33.0	Leading today's presentation is Dr. Napoleon Higgins.
0:37.0	Dr. Higgins is a child adolescent and adult psychiatrist in Houston, Texas.
0:42.0	He is the executive director. an adult psychiatrist in Houston, Texas.
0:43.4	He is the executive director of the Black Psychiatrists of America
0:47.9	and CEO of Global Health Psychiatry.
0:51.6	Dr Higgins is an author and co-author of multiple books on ADHD, depression and grief, mental health and black communities, and physician practice issues. He also specializes in nutrition and health
1:06.0	to improve patients well-being. In today's webinar we'll discuss the critical issues that often prevent black children and adults
1:15.6	from receiving adequate treatment for ADHD. These issues include structural racism,
1:22.2	which often results in limited access to ADHD care, as well as harsh
1:27.0	treatment and punishment at school.
1:30.0	Stigma around diagnoses like ADHD and a deep mistrust of the medical community are also barriers to care.
1:38.4	Our expert will discuss the serious consequences of untreated ADHD and share strategies to help ensure proper care and treatment.
1:48.7	So without further ado, I'm so pleased to welcome Dr. Napoleon Higgins. Thank you so much for joining us today and
1:55.7	leading this discussion.
1:57.0	Well thank you so much for your introduction. It is great to be here today.
2:02.2	I've heard a lot about attitude and I'm very thankful for the opportunity to address the group. I did not, I realize that you know attitude is large but once I saw that the the
2:14.4	notification went out that I would be speaking a lot of friends hit me up like hey
2:18.5	man I say you're going to be on attitude so I have friends here those those who know me, those who do not, but it's great to be here to talk about such an important issue of health equity and ADHD, addressing racial disparities and diagnosis and treatment.
2:34.5	As stated, I'm executive directed to Black Scouts of America
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