TY - JOUR
T1 - The size, burden and cost of disorders of the brain in the UK
AU - Fineberg, Naomi
AU - Haddad, Peter M.
AU - Carpenter, Lewis
AU - Gannon, Brenda
AU - Sharpe, Rachel
AU - Young, Allan H.
AU - Joyce, Eileen
AU - Rowe, James
AU - Wellsted, D.
AU - Nutt, David J.
AU - Sahakian, Barbara J.
PY - 2013/9
Y1 - 2013/9
N2 - Aim: The aim of this paper is to increase awareness of the prevalence and cost of psychiatric and neurological disorders (brain disorders) in the UK. Method: UK data for 18 brain disorders were extracted from a systematic review of European epidemiological data and prevalence rates and the costs of each disorder were summarized (2010 values). Results: There were approximately 45 million cases of brain disorders in the UK, with a cost of €134 billion per annum. The most prevalent were headache, anxiety disorders, sleep disorders, mood disorders and somatoform disorders. However, the five most costly disorders (€ million) were: dementia: €22,164; psychotic disorders: €16,717; mood disorders: €19,238; addiction: €11,719; anxiety disorders: €11,687. Apart from psychosis, these five disorders ranked amongst those with the lowest direct medical expenditure per subject (
AB - Aim: The aim of this paper is to increase awareness of the prevalence and cost of psychiatric and neurological disorders (brain disorders) in the UK. Method: UK data for 18 brain disorders were extracted from a systematic review of European epidemiological data and prevalence rates and the costs of each disorder were summarized (2010 values). Results: There were approximately 45 million cases of brain disorders in the UK, with a cost of €134 billion per annum. The most prevalent were headache, anxiety disorders, sleep disorders, mood disorders and somatoform disorders. However, the five most costly disorders (€ million) were: dementia: €22,164; psychotic disorders: €16,717; mood disorders: €19,238; addiction: €11,719; anxiety disorders: €11,687. Apart from psychosis, these five disorders ranked amongst those with the lowest direct medical expenditure per subject (
U2 - 10.1177/0269881113495118
DO - 10.1177/0269881113495118
M3 - Article
C2 - 23884863
SN - 0269-8811
VL - 27
SP - 761
EP - 770
JO - Journal of Psychopharmacology
JF - Journal of Psychopharmacology
IS - 9
ER -