{"title":"Shortened Survival and Life Expectancy with a Diagnosis of Attention-Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).","authors":"John R Iacovino","doi":"10.17849/insm-52-3-1-4.1","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mental health disorders are harder to evaluate for life insurance because their diagnoses can be subjective. To make fair decisions, insurance medical directors use research from trusted sources to calculate risk based on survival data. This article reviews a study conducted on patients in the UK with a diagnosis of attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).</p>","PeriodicalId":39345,"journal":{"name":"Journal of insurance medicine (New York, N.Y.)","volume":"52 3","pages":"144-147"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of insurance medicine (New York, N.Y.)","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.17849/insm-52-3-1-4.1","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Mental health disorders are harder to evaluate for life insurance because their diagnoses can be subjective. To make fair decisions, insurance medical directors use research from trusted sources to calculate risk based on survival data. This article reviews a study conducted on patients in the UK with a diagnosis of attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Insurance Medicine is a peer reviewed scientific journal sponsored by the American Academy of Insurance Medicine, and is published quarterly. Subscriptions to the Journal of Insurance Medicine are included in your AAIM membership.