Societal Disruptions and Childhood ADHD Diagnosis during the COVID-19 Pandemic
利用全美私人保险理赔和某州电子健康记录，研究发现新冠疫情使儿童新发多动症诊断减少，男孩降8.6%，女孩降11.0%，且2020年秋季线下教学缓解了女孩的下降。
<h3>Abstract</h3> 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% among boys and 11.0% 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.