Burden of mental health problems:quality of life and cost-of-illness in youth consulting Dutch walk-in youth health centres

Background: Little is known about the burden of (sub-threshold) mental health problems in youth. Aim: To examine the burden of mental health problems in terms of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and cost-of-illness, for first visitors of the Dutch youth walk-in centres (@ease). Method: A bottom-up, prevalence-based burden of disease study from a societal perspective. HRQoL was assessed through the EuroQoL (EQ-5D-5L), and cost-of-illness via items about truancy and health care utilization. Results: Participants (N = 80) showed a decreased HRQoL compared to the general population of Dutch... Mehr ...