PMH36 FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HEALTHCARE COSTS IN A POPULATION OF COMMERCIALLY INSURED CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER AND PSYCHIATRIC COMORBIDITIES

Previous evidence has demonstrated that the presence of psychiatric comorbidities in patients with ADHD is associated with increased total healthcare costs. This study examined factors associated with healthcare costs in a commercially-insured population with ADHD and ≥1 psychiatric comorbidity. Using the Market Scan database (2005–2007), we examined claims for 4,613 commercially-insured patients ages 6 to 17 years with a diagnosis of ADHD...