Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-244) and index.

List of figures. List of tables. Summary of private and social costs of ADHD. 1 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder : Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder -- The structure and organization of Danish mental-health services. 2 Adults with ADHD : Identification of treatment groups -- Appendix to chapter 4: supplementary tables -- Descriptive statistics for ADHD individuals -- Appendix to chapter 5: cumulative distribution of hourly wage rate. 3 Methodology and analytical approach : Methodology and econometric challenges -- Baseline results -- Appendix to chapter 7: effects of excluding individuals from treatment groups -- A sibling-based analysis: addressing unobserved heterogeneity -- Evaluating the analytical approach. 4 The costs of ADHD : The calculation of private and social costs -- Appendix to chapter 10: robustness of calculation of private and social costs -- Discussion. References. Index.

This book estimates the private and social costs of ADHD. It studies the costs related to individuals with ADHD who have not been diagnosed and who have not received treatment. in this respect, it makes a unique contribution to scientific knowledge by investigating the cost of untreated ADHD. It also investigates the extent to which individuals with undiagnosed ADHD in childhood fare differently compared to otherwise similar individuals without ADHD. A long list of important parameters in an individual's life, e.g. educational attainment, occupational status, income, family situation, criminal record, and health are eexamined The results provide not just cost estimates of ADHD but also a point of reference that will be highly relevant for the evaluation of any future treatment for ADHD.--