The economic burden of mental disorders in China, 2005-2013: implications for health policy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental disorders represent a major contributor to disease burden worldwide. We sought to quantify the national economic burden of mental disorders in China.

Methods

We used a prevalence-based, bottom-up approach to estimate the economic costs of mental disorders in 2005-2013 in China. Prevalence data were derived from a national survey. Cost data were derived from the electronic health records of two psychiatric hospitals that consisted of 25,289 outpatients (10%) and inpatients (90%) who were diagnosed with a mental disorder. Cost items included direct medical costs, direct non-medical costs, and indirect costs.

Results

The total annual costs of mental disorders in China increased from $1,094.8 in 2005 to $3,665.4 in 2013 for individual patients, and from

SUBMITTER: Xu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4864926 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature