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Table 4 Agreement with the statement ‘it is acceptable for prescription drugs to be used in the treatment of ADHD’ according to ‘familiarity’ and ‘attitudes towards over-diagnosis’

From: Over-diagnosed and over-treated: a survey of Australian public attitudes towards the acceptability of drug treatment for depression and ADHD

  

Acceptable for prescription drugs to treat ADHD

 

N (%)

Agree (%)

Disagree (%)

Don’t know (%)

Total sample

1276

42.1

38.2

19.7

ADHD is over-diagnosed

 

Agree

993

41.5

44.0

14.5

Disagree

106

59.4

31.1

9.4

Don’t know

169

34.3

9.5

56.2

Familiarity with ADHD

 

Not familiara

779

36.5

36.5

27.1

Yes – otherb

450

50.4

40.7

8.9

Yes – mec

47

55.3

42.6

2.1

Age category

    

18 – 34

101

56.4

33.7

9.9

35 – 44

198

41.9

37.9

20.2

45 – 54

260

52.3

35.0

12.7

55+

708

36.2

40.1

23.7

  1. aNot familiar = I don’t know anyone who has been treated for ADHD with prescription drugs.
  2. bYes – other = I personally know someone who has been treated for ADHD with prescription drugs.
  3. cYes – me = I have been treated for ADHD with prescription drugs.