Objective: We investigated the economic burden and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the Republic of Korea. Method: Using the National Health Insurance Service claims data for the population aged 19 years or younger, a prevalence-based approach was used to calculate the DALYs of ADHD. Direct medical costs, direct nonmedical costs, and indirect costs resulting from ADHD were estimated to calculate the economic burden of ADHD. Results: A total of 69,353 people in Korea were diagnosed with ADHD in 2012. The burden of ADHD as measured by the prevalence-based approach was 32,605 DALYs. The total economic burden of ADHD was US$47.55 million, which accounted for approximately 0.004% of Korean GDP (gross domestic product) in 2012. Conclusion: Our findings shed light on the considerable burden of ADHD, emphasizing the need for policies that can encourage ADHD treatment and enhance compliance.

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注意缺陷/多动症的经济负担和残疾调整生命年（DALYs）。

目的：我们调查了大韩民国注意力缺陷/多动障碍（ADHD）的经济负担和残疾调整生命年（DALYs）。方法：使用国家健康保险局（National Health Insurance Service）针对19岁或以下年龄人群的索赔数据，使用基于患病率的方法来计算ADHD的DALY。估算多动症导致的直接医疗费用，直接非医疗费用和间接费用，以计算多动症的经济负担。结果：2012年，韩国共有69,353人被诊断出患有ADHD。通过基于患病率的方法测得的ADHD负担为32,605个DALY。多动症的总经济负担为4755万美元，约占2012年韩国GDP（国内生产总值）的0.004％。结论：