02786nam 2200637 a 450 991082790190332120200520144314.01-280-84166-4978661084166092-4-068191-4(CKB)1000000000334654(SSID)ssj0000140783(PQKBManifestationID)11137207(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000140783(PQKBWorkID)10053206(PQKB)11334983(MiAaPQ)EBC286828(Au-PeEL)EBL286828(CaPaEBR)ebr10161480(CaONFJC)MIL84166(OCoLC)476039001(EXLCZ)99100000000033465420081016d2006 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrDollars, DALYs and decisions economic aspects of the mental health system1st ed.Geneva World Health Organization200656 p. ill"Mental Health: Evidence and Research, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse."92-4-156333-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-52).Preliminaries -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- Appendices.The widening recognition of mental health as a significant international public health issue has led to an increasing need to demonstrate that investment of resources into service development is both required and also worthwhile. In particular, there is a need to generate evidence on mental health care strategies that are not only effective and appropriate but are also cost-effective and sustainable. Aimed at health policy-makers and service researchers with an interest in strengthening mental health systems, this publication sets out to highlight the need for and relevance of an economic dimension to decision-making and to summarise results from existing mental health economic analyses.Dollars, disability-adjusted life years and decisionsMental health servicesEconomic aspectsMental health servicesCost effectivenessMental health policyMental health servicesEconomic aspects.Mental health servicesCost effectiveness.Mental health policy.362.204Chisholm Dan1707762Saxena Shekhar1645624Van Ommeren Mark1969-1707763World Health Organization.Mental Health Evidence and Research Team.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827901903321Dollars, DALYs and decisions4096222UNINA