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Is it worth investing in mental health promotion and prevention of mental illness?

Posted on December 17, 2008 10:37

Topics: Children | Health Care Financing | Mental Health | Outcomes | Rates/Reimbursement/Cost

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This European review and evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of mental health promotion and mental disorder prevention found strong positive results for only a small number of interventions.  The authors suggest more specific analyses by population and country. 

Zechmeister, I., Kilian. R., McDaid, D. (2008). Is it worth investing in mental health promotion and prevention of mental illness? A systematic review of the evidence from economic evaluations. BMC Public Health, 8:20.  DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-20.  http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/8/20/abstract/

Authors: Ingrid Zechmeister, Reinhold Kilian, David McDaid, MHEEN Group.


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