Patterns of mental health services and mood disorder disability pensions: a standard comparison of Finland's three largest hospital districts.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Mental disorders are one of the most common and disabling health conditions worldwide. There is however no consensus on the best practice of system level mental health services (MHS) provision, in order to prevent e.g. mood disorder disability pensions (DPs). We analyzed the MHS provision between Finland's three largest hospital districts Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS), Southwest Finland and Pirkanmaa, with known differences in mood disorder DP risk but presumably equal rates of mood disorder prevalence.

Methods

We used public MHS data analyzed with the standardized DEscription and Evaluation of Services and DirectoriEs for Long Term Care (DESDE-LTC) mapping tool, focusing on all MHS, outpatient care provision, local services without and with gatekeeping, and centra

SUBMITTER: Karolaakso T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10644417 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature