Table 3.
Selected direct healthcare cost data for patients diagnosed with binge eating disorder
| Reference | Country, year of pricing | Cost categories and reported costs | Annual costs per patient in 2012 $ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickerson [53] | US 2006 | Binge eating disorder | ||||
| Total costs mean (SD) | $3,319 (4,050) | $3,731 | ||||
| Weight- and eating disorder-related services mean (SD) | $72 (176) | |||||
| Non-weight- and eating disorder-related mental health services mean (SD) | $415 (1,014) | |||||
| Other provider-based services mean (SD) | $1,925 (2,761) | |||||
| Mental health medication services mean (SD) | $411 (695) | |||||
| Total medication services mean (SD) | $906 (1,475) | |||||
| Recurrent binge eating a | ||||||
| Total costs mean (SD) | $3,588 (4,665) | $4,033 | ||||
| Weight- and eating disorder-related services mean (SD) | $94 (299) | |||||
| Non-weight- and eating disorder-related mental health services mean (SD) | $341 (840) | |||||
| Other provider-based services mean (SD) | $2,221 (3,818) | |||||
| Mental health medication services mean (SD) | $301 (637) | |||||
| Total medication services mean (SD) | $933 (2,087) | |||||
| Grenon [43] | Canada 2009 | Total costb (6-month) mean (SD) | Can$1,379 (1,252) | $2,372 | ||
Can$ Canadian dollar, $ United States dollar, SD standard deviation, US United States
aIndividuals with at least 1 day per week with an objective bulimic episode over a 3-month period, with no periods of binge free time greater than 2 weeks, and did not meet DSM-IV criteria for bulimia nervosa or binge eating disorder
bFamily physician visits, medication use, diagnostic tests, health professionals’ visits, specialist visits, herbal remedies, other resources, out-patient visits, emergency department visits, and in-patient visits