Cost-utility analysis of methylphenidate treatment for children and adolescents with ADHD in Brazil

Objective:To perform a cost-utility analysis on the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with methylphenidate immediate-release (MPH-IR) in children and adolescents from Brazil.Method:A Markov model was constructed to compare MPH-IR vs. no treatment. A 24-week naturalistic st...

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Main Authors: Carlos R. Maia, Steffan F. Stella, Flavia Wagner, Thiago G. Pianca, Fernanda V. Krieger, Luciane N. Cruz, Guilherme V. Polanczyk, Luís A. Rohde, Carísi A. Polanczyk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2015-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462015005041516&lng=en&tlng=en