America’s Continuing Struggle with Mental Illnesses: Economic Considerations

Economic Burden of Mental Illnesses in Pakistan.

BACKGROUND The economic consequences of mental illnesses are much more than health consequences. In Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC) the economic impact of mental illnesses is rarely analyzed. This paper attempts to fill the gap in research on economics of mental health in LMIC. We provide economic burden of mental illness in Pakistan that can serve as an argument for reorienting health p...

Her Story: A Continuing Struggle to Reach Gender Equity

“Gender inequality holds back the growth of individuals, the development of countries and the evolution of societies, to the disadvantage of both men and women,” noted the State of World Population Report 2000. The report makes an excellent case for placing gender inequality under the spotlight so that it can be seen as one of the most urgent matters that severely affects issues of both human r...

Economic considerations associated with assertive community treatment and supported employment for people with severe mental illness.

This article discusses economic considerations associated with evidence-based practices for people with severe mental illness that involve grouping treatment and rehabilitation staff into a single team. The article includes a brief review of the evidence and arguments that both assertive community treatment and supported employment are effective in promoting recovery, as well as having other fa...

Economic Integration in the Americas: European Perspectives

What's it worth? Public willingness to pay to avoid mental illnesses compared with general medical illnesses.

OBJECTIVE Allocation of resources for the treatment of mental illness is low relative to the burden imposed by these illnesses. The reason for this discrepancy has not been established. Few studies have directly and systematically compared public evaluations of the importance of treating mental illnesses and general medical illnesses. This study assessed public willingness to pay for treatments...