Pmh7 the Bad Study: Social and Economic Burden of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (Adhd) in Italy

Lopatriello, Stefania; Zuddas, Alessandro; Molteni, Massimo; Masi, Gabriele; Maschietto, Dino; Berto, Patrizia

doi:10.1016/s1098-3015(10)67754-6

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“…To date, a cost analysis on ADHD in Italy has not yet been performed and published. An abstract presented in a conference contribution shows similar costs compared to those estimated in the present study [25]. This study, however, was methodologically different and did not calculate the diagnostic versus the therapeutic costs separately, and this does not allow us to make a more critical comparison with our findings.…”

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“…Studies on the economic burden of ADHD within Italy, where healthcare is provided to all citizens, are currently lacking [25, 26]. An understanding of the costs associated with ADHD in children and adolescents is important for public policy makers as a rationale for improving and planning public services for both diagnosis and treatment [27].…”

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“…The impairments of ADHD are multi-faceted and occur in multiple settings, as costs associated with ADHD impact multiple societal costs within and outside the healthcare sector [ 23 , 24 ]. Studies on the economic burden of ADHD within Italy, where healthcare is provided to all citizens, are currently lacking [ 25 , 26 ]. An understanding of the costs associated with ADHD in children and adolescents is important for public policy makers as a rationale for improving and planning public services for both diagnosis and treatment [ 27 ].…”

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Italian regional health service costs for diagnosis and 1-year treatment of ADHD in children and adolescents

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Int J Ment Health Syst

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The main aim of this study was to estimate the costs associated with diagnostic assessment and 1-year therapy in children and adolescents enrolled in 18 ADHD reference centres. Data concerning 1887 children and adolescents from the mandatory ADHD registry database during the 2012–2014 period were analysed. The overall diagnostic and treatment costs per patient amounts to €574 and €830, respectively. The ADHD centre, the school as sender, and the time to diagnosis constitute cost drivers. Non-pharmacological therapy resulted as being more expensive for patients concomitantly treated with drugs (€929) compared to those treated with psychological interventions alone (€590; p = 0.006). This study gives the first and reliable estimate of the costs associated with both diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in Italy. Although costs associated with mental disorders are difficult to estimate, continuing efforts are need to define costs and resources to guarantee appropriate care, also for ADHD.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13033-017-0140-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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