Trajectories of Healthcare Utilization Among Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early intervention and prevention of psychiatric comorbidities of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are urgent issues. However, the differences in the diagnoses of ASD and ADHD and psychiatric comorbidities associated with age, long-term healthcare utilization trajectories, and its associated diagnostic features have not been fully elucidated in Japan.

Method

We conducted a retrospective observational study using the medical records. Member hospitals of three major consortiums of hospitals providing child and adolescent psychiatric services in Japan were recruited for the study. Children who accessed the psychiatry services of the participating hospitals in April 2015 were followed up for 5 years, and

SUBMITTER: Aoki A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8811216 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature