The economic cost of nonepileptic attack disorder in Ireland |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Dept. of Psychology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland;2. School of Psychology, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland;3. Dept. of Neurology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland;1. Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine, Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, Backweston, Celbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland;2. School of Biological Sciences, Dublin Institute of Technology, Kevin Street, Dublin 8, Ireland;3. Department of Agiculture, Food, and the Marine, Blood Testing Laboratory, Model Farm Road, Cork, Ireland |
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| Abstract: | The present study endeavored to calculate a conservative estimate of both incidence- and prevalence-based costs of nonepileptic attack disorder (NEAD) in Ireland by applying previously identified prevalence figures to Irish population figures. Variables related to the economic cost of NEAD were identified based on a retrospective chart review of patients diagnosed with NEAD at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin. The annual cost per patient of undiagnosed NEAD was calculated as €20,995.30. The combined cost of diagnosis and psychological treatment of NEAD was estimated at €8728. Although it is difficult to determine precise economic costings, early diagnosis and intervention would result in a significant economic saving to the exchequer, a reduction in hospital waiting-list times, and a better prognosis for patients. |
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