Wolraich ML, Hagan JF, Allan C, et al; Subcommittee on Children and Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder. Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents. Pediatrics. 2019;144(4):e20192528

An error occurred in the AAP Clinical Practice Guideline by Wolraich et al, titled “Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents” published in the October 2019 issue of Pediatrics (2019;144[4]: e20192528; doi:10.1542/peds.2019-2528).

In the supplemental “Barriers” material, on page 30, paragraph 3 reads as follows: “The specialist shortage is exacerbated by the geographically skewed distribution of extant child psychiatrists and developmental behavioral pediatricians who are concentrated in academic medical centers and urban environments. Almost three quarters (74%) of US counties have no child and adolescent psychiatrists; almost half (44%) do not even have any pediatricians.²⁵² As a result, many PCCs lack an adequate pool of pediatric behavioral and mental health specialists who can accept referrals to treat complicated pediatric ADHD patients and an adequate pool of behavioral therapists to provide evidence-based behavioral interventions. The result is that patients must often travel untenable distances and endure long waits to obtain these specialty services.”

This should have read as follows: “The specialist shortage is exacerbated by the geographically skewed distribution of extant child psychiatrists, developmental-behavioral pediatricians and child neurologists with neurodevelopmental disabilities training, who are concentrated in academic medical centers and urban environments. Almost three quarters (74%) of US counties have no child and adolescent psychiatrists; almost half (44%) do not even have any pediatricians.²⁵² As a result, many PCCs lack an adequate pool of pediatric behavioral, child neurology and mental health specialists who can accept referrals to treat complicated pediatric ADHD patients and an adequate pool of behavioral therapists to provide evidence-based behavioral interventions. The result is that patients must often travel untenable distances and endure long waits to obtain these specialty services.”

The above correction has been made to the online article.