The economic burden of adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: A sibling comparison cost analysis

201961 citationsJournal Articlegreen Open Access

Authors

Rune Hylsberg Jacobsen · VIVE - The Danish Center for Social Science Research

Ann-Kathrin Lange · Aarhus University Hospital

Anders Sørensen · Copenhagen Business School

Jens Walldorf · Copenhagen Business School

Abstract

ADHD is associated with considerable costs which are borne by both the individual and the state and underlines the need to consider the wider economic impact of ADHD beyond income and healthcare utilisation costs.

Topics & Keywords

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare Autism Spectrum Disorder Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: European Psychiatry

Volume 61, pp. 41-48

DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2019.06.011

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