Societal burden of adolescent depression, an overview and cost-of-illness study

Depression in adolescents is a huge humanistic and societal problem because of the high prevalence rate and high burden of the illness, which could reflect in high societal costs. There are only a few studies that have roughly estimated these costs from national registrations but until now costs related to adolescent depression have not been calculated from a societal perspective using individual patient data. The aim of this article is twofold. First, an overview is given on the prevalence, burden of disease, and estimated costs related to adolescent depression, the latter which is preceded by a short introduction on cost-of-illness studies.

Source: Journal of Affective Disorders - July 17, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: D.H.M. Bodden, Y. Stikkelbroek, C.D. Dirksen Source Type: research