Parent-Provider Intervention for Improving Medication Adherence in Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

PHASE I: Inclusion Criteria: Parent Focus Group Participants: * Must be primary caregiver and legal guardian of child (6-10 years) at time of initial ADHD diagnosis * Child must have been diagnosed with ADHD within the last 18 months at Schneider Children's Hospital's (SCH) outpatient clinic (co-morbid diagnosis of oppositional defiant disorder \[ODD\] or conduct disorder \[CD\] is permitted) Provider Focus Group Participants: * Child psychiatrist employed by North Shore - Long Island Jewish child psychiatry outpatient department * Licensed to practice in New York State * Has more than 1 year of experience prescribing medication to youth with ADHD Child Interview Participants: * Diagnosis of ADHD (co-morbid diagnosis of ODD, CD, or mood disorder is permitted) * Between 6 and 10 years old at time of initial ADHD diagnosis * Diagnosis occurred within 18 months prior to study entry at Zucker Hillside Hospital outpatient clinic Exclusion Criteria: Parent Focus Group Participants and Child Interview Participants: * Child has significant co-morbid medical conditions, such as diabetes, cystic fibrosis, or severe asthma, resulting in more than 2 emergency visits in the last year * Child has a co-morbid diagnosis of psychosis, bipolar disorder, or other serious psychiatric condition within 12 months prior to study entry * Child has history of psychiatric hospitalization within 12 months prior to study entry * Child is receiving treatment in a different setting PHASE II: Inclusion Criteria: * Primary caregiver and legal guardian of child (6-10 years) at the time of initial ADHD diagnosis * Child has been diagnosed with ADHD within the last 18 months at SCH's outpatient clinic Exclusion Criteria: * Parents of children with co-morbid medical conditions other than oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) or conduct disorder (CD) * Parents of children with a co-morbid diagnosis of psychosis, bipolar disorder, mental retardation, or other severe mental illness, evidence of mental retardation, or history of psychiatric hospitalization within 12 months prior to study entry * Child is receiving treatment in a different setting PHASE III: Inclusion Criteria: * Medication naïve children with a primary diagnosis of ADHD (co-morbid ODD will be permitted) at the Child Psychiatric Outpatient Department at SCH * Parents are the legal guardians * Both parents and children willing to sign the informed consent/assent Exclusion Criteria: * Children with co-morbid medical conditions other than ODD * Children with a co-morbid diagnosis of psychosis, bipolar disorder, or other serious psychiatric condition, evidence of mental retardation, or history of recent hospitalization