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  • Title: Costs of brain disorders in Finland.
    Author: Sillanpää M, Andlin-Sobocki P, Lönnqvist J.
    Journal: Acta Neurol Scand; 2008 Mar; 117(3):167-72. PubMed ID: 18081913.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To calculate the costs of brain disorders on the national level. METHODS: Electronic data bases, national registers and internet data. RESULTS: Any brain disorder was estimated to affect a fifth of the Finnish population. The three most common disorders were migraine, anxiety disorder and affective disorder. The total costs of brain disorders constituted 3% of the national gross product, or 45% of all the health-care costs. However, this is likely a conservative estimate, because not all chronic brain disorders and not all costs were included. Of the total costs of brain disorders, 32% were for direct health care, 23% for indirect medical care and 45% for indirect costs. Dementia was the most costly individual brain disorder followed by addiction and affective disorders. Most costly per case were brain tumours and multiple sclerosis. CONCLUSION: Brain disorders constitute a costly part of the population's health costs. Directed preventive measures are needed to counteract the population morbidity and to control the increasing cost pressure in health care.
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