Background and objectives: The costs and treatment patterns of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are subjects of health services research in Germany and worldwide. Previous publications focused mainly on prevalent patients and thus research gaps were identified regarding costs and...

Society benefits on a large scale from improved medical care and pharmaceuticals. The prescription of pharmaceuticals, however, also carries risks such as the possibility of an increased risk of falls, which may lead to severe injuries and increased health expenditures associated with these...

Gesundheit ist sowohl individuell als auch gesamtwirtschaftlich eine wichtige Determinante der Produktivität sowie der Lebensqualität und der Wohlfahrt. Die Gesundheitsversorgung erfolgt in den meisten Ländern nicht ausschließlich über private Märkte, sondern ist staatlich reguliert und...