A Cost of Illness Study of Children with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders and Comorbid Anxiety Disorders as Compared to Clinically Anxious and Typically Developing Children

Autor/inn/en	Steensel, Francisca J.; Dirksen, Carmen D.; Bögels, Susan M.
Titel	A Cost of Illness Study of Children with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders and Comorbid Anxiety Disorders as Compared to Clinically Anxious and Typically Developing Children
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 43 (2013) 12, S.2878-2890 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-013-1835-6
Schlagwörter	Comorbidity; Anxiety Disorders; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Comparative Analysis; Control Groups; Costs; Economic Factors; Intervention; Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Cost; Kosten; Ökonomischer Faktor; Child; Kind; Kinder
Abstract	The study's aim was to estimate the societal costs of children with high-functioning ASD and comorbid anxiety disorder(s) (ASD + AD-group; n = 73), and to compare these costs to children with anxiety disorders (AD-group; n = 34), and typically developing children (controls; n = 87). Mean total costs for the ASD + AD-group amounted €17,380 per year. Societal costs were estimated at almost 142 million euro per year. Costs in the ASD + AD-group were four times higher compared to the AD-group, and 27 times higher compared to controls. ASD-related costs were higher in the ASD + AD-group; anxiety-related costs did not differ between the ASD + AD- and AD-group; costs due to physical or other reasons did not differ across groups. The findings suggest that costs can be decreased if effective treatment options for treating anxiety in ASD are established, however, the remaining costs associated with ASD would still be large. A limitation of the study is that a group of children with ASD without anxiety disorders is lacking. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10