1. Italian regional health service costs for diagnosis and 1-year treatment of ADHD in children and adolescents
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Casadei, Gianluigi, Cartabia, Massimo, Reale, Laura, Costantino, Maria Antonella, Bonati, Maurizio, Conte, Stefano, Renzetti, Valeria, Salvoni, Laura, Molteni, Massimo, Trabattoni, Sara, Effedri, Paola, Filippini, Elena, Pedercini, Elisabetta, Zanetti, Edda, Fteita, Nadia, Arisi, Daniele, Mapelli, Roberta, Frassica, Simona, Oriani, Simonetta, Trevisan, Christian, Acquistapace, Susanna, Martinelli, Ottaviano, Villani, Davide, Binaghi, Emanuela, Deriu, Andrea, Ricotta, Ernesta, Borchia, Arianna, Morosini, Paola, Breviglieri, Maddalena, Capovilla, Giuseppe, Segala, Roberto, Bissoli, Claudio, Canevini, Maria Paola, Costantino, Antonella, Cropanese, Isabella, Didoni, Anna, Fornaro, Emiddio, Merati, Silvia, Ottolini, Alberto, Saccani, Monica, Vaccari, Roberto, Valenti, Vera, Valentino, Alessandra, Balottin, Umberto, Chiappedi, Matteo, Vlacos, Elena, Meraviglia, Corrado, Palmieri, Maria Grazia, Ruffoni, Gianpaolo, Rinaldi, Francesco, Soardi, Federica, Luoni, Chiara, Pavone, Francesca, Rossi, Giorgio, Zanetti, Michele, Casadei, G, Cartabia, M, Reale, L, Costantino, M, Bonati, M, Conte, S, Renzetti, V, Salvoni, L, Molteni, M, Trabattoni, S, Effedri, P, Filippini, E, Pedercini, E, Zanetti, E, Fteita, N, Arisi, D, Mapelli, R, Frassica, S, Oriani, S, Trevisan, C, Acquistapace, S, Martinelli, O, Villani, D, Binaghi, E, Deriu, A, Ricotta, E, Borchia, A, Morosini, P, Breviglieri, M, Capovilla, G, Segala, R, Bissoli, C, Canevini, M, Costantino, A, Cropanese, I, Didoni, A, Fornaro, E, Merati, S, Ottolini, A, Saccani, M, Vaccari, R, Valenti, V, Valentino, A, Balottin, U, Chiappedi, M, Vlacos, E, Meraviglia, C, Palmieri, M, Ruffoni, G, Rinaldi, F, Soardi, F, Luoni, C, Pavone, F, Rossi, G, and Zanetti, M
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Psychological intervention ,Ambulatory/outpatient care ,Child and adolescent health ,Health care cost ,Health administration ,lcsh:RC321-571 ,03 medical and health sciences ,Health services ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Treatment costs ,Psychiatry ,Psychiatric Mental Health ,lcsh:Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ,Health policy ,business.industry ,Research ,Health Policy ,Environmental and Occupational Health ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Mental health ,Cost driver ,Psychiatry and Mental Health ,Public Health ,Pshychiatric Mental Health ,Health care costs ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Time to diagnosis - Abstract
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 material The 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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- 2017