Incidence and prevalence of ADHD diagnoses in children and adolescents in Germany in 2005: a database study

Background: Although Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents is in the focus of common interest, representative estimates for Germany are still limited. We examined incidence and prevalence rates of ADHD diagnoses in a population based sample of children in the age range 3–17 in Germany in 2005. Methods: We used a claims database consisting of data from four health insurances, including information about 14 million active insurants from all regions in Germany. Children were identified as ADHD cases when they had an inpatient diagnosis F90.0 or F90.1, two ambulatory diagnoses F…