Economics of Mental Health: Providing a Platform for Efficient Mental Health Policy

Cross-National Diffusion of Mental Health Policy

Background Following the tenets of world polity and innovation diffusion theories, I focus on the coercive and mimetic forces that influence the diffusion of mental health policy across nations. International organizations’ mandates influence government behavior. Dependency on external resources, namely foreign aid, also affects governments’ formulation of national policy. And finally, mounting...

The Economics of Mental Health

The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics. Editorial.

s Translations (Spanish) Cost-effectiveness Analysis of an Aftercare Service vs Treatment-AsUsual for Patients with Severe Mental Disorders Análisis de Coste-efectividad de un Servicio de Seguimiento vs. Tratamiento Habitual para Pacientes con Trastornos Mentales Graves Eshagh Barfar, Vandad Sharifi, Homayoun Amini, Yasaman Mottaghipour, Masud Yunesian, Mehdi Tehranidoost, Payam Sobhebidari and...

Peruvian Mental Health Reform: A Framework for Scaling-up Mental Health Services

Background Mental, neurological, and substance (MNS) use disorders are a leading cause of disability worldwide; specifically in Peru, MNS affect 1 in 5 persons. However, the great majority of people suffering from these disorders do not access care, thereby making necessary the improvement of existing conditions including a major rearranging of current health system structures beyond care deliv...

Perinatal Mental Health: A Public Health Concern

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