Cost-effectiveness evidence of mental health prevention and promotion interventions: A systematic review of economic evaluations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevention of mental disorders and promotion of mental health and well-being are growing fields. Whether mental health promotion and prevention interventions provide value for money in children, adolescents, adults, and older adults is unclear. The aim of the current study is to update 2 existing reviews of cost-effectiveness studies in this field in order to determine whether such interventions are cost-effective.

Methods and findings

Electronic databases (including MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and EconLit through EBSCO and Embase) were searched for published cost-effectiveness studies of prevention of mental disorders and promotion of mental health and well-being from 2008 to 2020. The quality of studies was assessed using the Quality of Health Economic Studie

SUBMITTER: Le LK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8148329 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature