Trajectories of healthcare utilization and costs of psychiatric and somatic multimorbidity in adults with childhood ADHD
Duration: 5 mins
Publication Date: 23 Apr 2020
Next Review Date: 23 Apr 2023
DOI: 10.13056/acamh.11762
Description
In this Video Abstract Dr. Ebba Du Rietz discusses her paper ‘Trajectories of healthcare utilization and costs of psychiatric and somatic multimorbidity in adults with childhood ADHD: a prospective register‐based study’. A better understanding of the trajectories and economic burden of psychiatric and somatic disorders in ADHD from childhood to adulthood is important for guiding more targeted areas for treatment of ADHD and prevention of multimorbidity, and for forecasting demands on the medical infrastructure. This study aimed to investigate patterns of healthcare utilization and costs of multimorbidity across young adulthood in individuals with a childhood ADHD diagnosis, and additionally in individuals who continue to have ADHD-related contact with health services and those who do not.
Learning Objectives
1. Childhood diagnosis of ADHD was associated with greater long-term healthcare use for psychiatric and somatic disorders.
2. Those who continued to have ADHD contact with healthcare services had the greatest healthcare use and costs.
3. Prevention of multi-morbidity in people with childhood ADHD is would benefit affected individuals and to alleviate the financial burden on society.
