title: Economic impact of childhood psychiatric disorder on public sector services in Britain: estimates from national survey data.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Approximately one in ten children aged 5-15 in Britain has a conduct, hyperactivity or emotional disorder.
  
  
  METHODS
  The British Child and Adolescent Mental Health Surveys (BCAMHS) identified children aged 5-15 with a psychiatric disorder, and their use of health, education and social care services. Service costs were estimated for each child and weighted to estimate the overall economic impact at national level.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Additional health, social care and education costs associated with child psychiatric disorders totalled £1.47bn in 2008. The lion's share of the costs falls to frontline education and special education services.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There are huge costs to the public sector associated with child psychiatric disorder, particularly the education system. There is a pressing need to explore ways to reduce these costs while improving health and well-being.
authors: Personal Social Services Research Unit, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
authors: Tom
authors: T
authors: Snell
authors: Martin
authors: M
authors: Knapp
authors: Andrew
authors: A
authors: Healey
authors: Sacha
authors: S
authors: Guglani
authors: Sara
authors: S
authors: Evans-Lacko
authors: Jose-Luis
authors: JL
authors: Fernandez
authors: Howard
authors: H
authors: Meltzer
authors: Tamsin
authors: T
authors: Ford
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000191:economics; D000367:Age Factors; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000191:economics; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019955:Conduct Disorder / Q000191:economics; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D004493:Education / Q000191:economics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000191:economics*; D012946:Social Welfare / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Cost; adolescent; child; conduct; disorder; economic impact; emotional; hyperactivity; mental health; psychiatric