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World J Psychiatr. Dec 19, 2021; 11(12): 1206-1227
Published online Dec 19, 2021. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v11.i12.1206
Review of barriers and interventions to promote treatment engagement for pediatric attention deficit hyperactivity disorder care
Raman Baweja, Cesar A Soutullo, James G Waxmonsky
Raman Baweja, James G Waxmonsky, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, United States
Cesar A Soutullo, Louis A. Faillace, MD Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77054, United States
Author contributions: Baweja R conceptualized this paper, draft the initial manuscript, reviewed and revised the manuscript; Soutullo CA contributed in the initial manuscript, reviewed and revised the manuscript; Waxmonsky JG conceptualized this paper, contributed in the initial manuscript, critically reviewed and revised the manuscript; All authors approved the final manuscript as submitted and agree to accountable for all aspect of the work.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Soutullo CA reports non-personal research funds from Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium (Youth Depression & Suicide Network) SB11, Lundbeck and Janssen; is a consultant and advisory board member of Editorial Médica Panamericana, EUNETHYDIS (European Network on Hyperkinetic Disorder), NeuroTech Solutions Ltd-Israel, Limbix -United States and Shire - Spain; received speaker’s bureau fees from Bial- Portugal, Medice -Germany, Rubio-Spain and Shire-Spain, and royalties from Editorial Médica Panamericana - Spain; Waxmonsky JG has received research funding from Supernus, and Pfizer, is a consultant for Purdue Pharma, Intracellular Therapies; Baweja R reports no conflicts of interest related to the subject of this article.
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Corresponding author: Raman Baweja, MD, MS, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, United States. rbaweja@pennstatehealth.psu.edu
Received: March 26, 2021
Peer-review started: March 26, 2021
First decision: June 17, 2021
Revised: June 20, 2021
Accepted: October 25, 2021
Article in press: October 25, 2021
Published online: December 19, 2021
Core Tip

Core Tip: Assessment of families’ motivation for care at treatment initiation and recurrently over the course of treatment, especially during times of increasing stress and declining functioning, is essential to promote sustained engagement. Aspects of motivation that predict sustained engagement include desire and readiness for care, treatment preferences, self-efficacy to access and implement the selected treatment and perceived barriers to the treatment. Integrating services into trusted medical settings to reduce stigma, telehealth to reduce the burden of care, shared decision making to promote autonomy, psychoeducation about treatment options and how attention deficit hyperactivity disorder impacts current functioning and motivational interviewing can be employed to promote engagement.