Rising Rate of Hospitalizations in Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder in Spain
Hospital admissions for ADHD among adolescents have significantly increased in Spain during the last two decades. This increase outpaced the mild upward trend in ADHD diagnoses over the same period, which is not due to actual increases in the incidence of ADHD, which has remained stable at 5% worldwide. Factors beyond increased awareness, improved identification, and changes in diagnostic criteria must be considered. Boys represented 72.6% of these admissions. In-hospital mortality in adolescents with ADHD was lower than for admissions with other mental disorders.
Authors
- Gemma Mestre‐Bach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5345-0484)
- Vincent Soriano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4624-5199)
- Héctor Pinargote‐Celorio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3300-5807)
- José Manuel Ramos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6501-9867)
- Octavio Corral (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6756-4631)
- Manuel Corpas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4417-1018)
- Hilario Blasco‐Fontecilla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2864-6298)
- Carlos Chiclana Actis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7586-7045)
- Eduardo González–Fraile (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9381-3358)
- Joaquín González‐Cabrera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2865-3428)
- María Inés López‐Ibor
- Lucía Gallego (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2963-6956)
- Manuel Faraco
Institutions
- Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx (ES)
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid (ES)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (ES)
- Universidad Internacional De La Rioja (ES)
- Hospital General Universitario de Alicante Doctor Balmis (ES)
- University of Westminster (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Attention Disorders
- Published
- 2025-02-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10870547251320210
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47
Funders
- Universidad Internacional de La Rioja