Treatments with versus without medication for children with behavioural difficulties in clinical practice: an economic evaluation with observational data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Economic evaluations of treatments for children with behavioural difficulties (i.e., characteristics of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and/or oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)) usually rely on data of randomised controlled trials or are model-based. Findings of such studies may not be representative of cost-effectiveness and cost-utility in clinical practice. The current longitudinal study aimed to perform an economic evaluation of treatments for children with hyperactivity, impulsive behaviours, inattention, and/or behavioural difficulties using observational data that were obtained in clinical practice.

Methods

Parents of 209 children (aged 5-12) who were referred to 1 of 10 Dutch youth mental healthcare institutions and who received treatment

SUBMITTER: Kiernan CK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11812490 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature