According to the report, “simple activity and attention deficit disorder” was the reason for the need for care among primary school children (7-10 years) around 400 times in 2019. In 2022, after the corona pandemic, 916 cases were already registered, and in 2023 the number rose to 1,328, according to the report. The total number of profound developmental disorders, which also include autism and Asperger’s syndrome, rose massively in the age group after the corona pandemic – from 764 cases in 2019 to 1,426 in 2022 and then to 1,911 in 2023.
The trend was even clearer among adolescents aged between 11 and 17: in 2019, a need for care due to ADHD was diagnosed around 300 times, and almost 1,300 times in 2023.
The need for care has risen sharply across all age groups, the report states: The number of assessments increased by almost half to 395,000 between 2019 and 2023. On average, adults are more likely to need care than they were four years previously: men last year at 72 (2019: 73), women at 73 (2019: 76).
In view of the rapidly growing need, the Medical Service appealed to politicians to better promote outpatient care services. People in need of care often suffered from loneliness and complained of a lack of information about the support offered by nursing care insurance.
