Health care and societal costs of the management of children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Spain: a descriptive analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental condition in childhood (5.3% to 7.1% worldwide prevalence), with substantial overall financial burden to children/adolescents, their families, and society. The aims of this study were to describe the clinical characteristics of children and adolescents with ADHD in Spain, estimate the associated direct/indirect costs of the disorder, and assess whether the characteristics and financial costs differed between children/adolescents adequately responding to currently available pharmacotherapies compared with children/adolescents for whom pharmacotherapies failed.

Methods

This was a multicenter, cross-sectional, descriptive analysis conducted in 15 health units representative of the overall

SUBMITTER: Quintero J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5806309 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature