Incidence and costs of accidents among attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder patients

Prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children presenting with self-inserted nasal and aural foreign bodies

“…A robust association was found between ADHD and injury in a nationally representative study in US, which could not be attributed to other confounding risk factors [2]. The odds of having an accident are 1.7 times greater for children and adolescents with ADHD when compared with controls and in addition, a significant predictor for accident claims [3]. A study that examined the relationship between common child psychiatric disorders and unintentional injury found that oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and ADHD was associated with sustaining burns, Introduction: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the commonest behaviour disorders in children, characterized by hyperactivity, inattention and impulsiveness.…”

The Prevalence and Effects of Adult Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder on Work Performance in a Nationally Representative Sample of Workers

“…The fact that these costs are high means that treatment would be costeffective from the employer perspective even if it only resulted in a 15% reduction in the work performance decrement. Indeed, given that separate research has documented effects of adult ADHD on workplace accidents, 17 an outcome not considered in the current report, an improvement in work performance even less than 15% might have a positive region of interest (ROI) if it helped reduce accidents associated with workers' compensation claims. Given that treatment effects considerably larger than 15% seem plausible based on the available evidence from treatment efficacy trials, the next logical step is to carry out effectiveness trials to evaluate the ROI of workplace screening and best-practices treatment of ADHD.…”

“…Past research on this topic, which was based on the analysis of medical claims data for a large corporation, showed that patients in treatment for adult ADHD had higher rates of work loss 16 and accidents. 17 We extend these earlier results in several ways: to a nationally representative sample of employed people rather than to workers in only one corporation; to all workers with ADHD rather than only to those in treatment; and to consider associations of ADHD with work performance while on the job as well as with sickness absence.…”

Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Driving: Why and How to Manage It

“…In 2004, Swensen et al [10] investigated insurance claims of 2,616 drivers (1,308 with ADHD vs 1,308 matched controls) and found ADHD to be a significant predictor of having had a claim, with the overall costs per claimant higher for adults with ADHD compared with controls ($483 vs $146). Rosenbloom and Wultz [11•] compared 38 drivers (10 male and 9 female drivers with ADHD vs 9 male and 10 female drivers without ADHD; mean age, 25.5 years) based on responses to a modified version of the Driving Behavior Questionnaire.…”