Investing in MENTAL HEALTH

P04.69. Investing in integrative medicine for mental health and wellbeing: making the economic case

Purpose One in four individuals can expect to experience a mental health problem during their lifetimes. This has a significant impact on the health system and wider economy. Annual costs of depression in the EU were more than €136.3 billion in 2007. These costs are likely to increase, with depression predicted to become the leading cause of morbidity in high income countries by 2030. Policy ma...

Investing in MENTAL HEALTH

Payoffs for California College Students and Taxpayers from Investing in Student Mental Health.

Reports results of a survey to assess the impact of CalMHSA's investments in mental health programs at California public colleges and estimates the return on investment in terms of student use of treatment, graduation rates, and lifetime earnings.

Investing in emotional and psychological wellbeing for patients with long-term conditions and medically unexplained symptoms

A close relationship exists between long-term physical conditions and mental health and wellbeing. Long-term physical conditions often affect a patient’s mental health, and psychological wellbeing can also have an impact on the effectiveness of treatment for, and a patient’s ability to manage, long-term conditions. Despite this, many individuals do not receive care that addresses both their phy...

Explain the structural relationships between mental health, financial health and the culture of tax compliance

 Extended Abstract   1.Introduction One of the most important issues in the field of health is mental health and financial health. Mental health as one of the key issues in the individual sphere plays an important role in mental and behavioral performance (2). The importance of mental health has led to its importance in improving various policies (5). Today, mental health has been used in var...