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Published in: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 1/2014

Open Access 01-12-2014 | Commentary

The costs and benefits of diagnosis of ADHD: commentary on Holden et al.

Authors: Ginny Russell, Tamsin Ford

Published in: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health | Issue 1/2014

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Abstract

In this journal, Holden, Jenkins-Jones, Poole, Morgan, Coghill and Currie , CAPMH 7:34, 2013, report on the prevalence and financial costs of treating people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the UK over the last ten years. We commend the authors on their thorough cost analysis, and discuss differences in prevalence estimates of diagnosed ADHD, that is the proportion of the child population with an ADHD diagnosis, which varies dramatically between studies. We also discuss the reasons for this. Regional variation in application of diagnostic criteria and clinical subjectivity are likely partial explanations.
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Metadata
Title
The costs and benefits of diagnosis of ADHD: commentary on Holden et al.
Authors
Ginny Russell
Tamsin Ford
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1753-2000
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1753-2000-8-7

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