Economic evaluations of psychological treatments for common mental disorders in low- and middle-income countries: protocol for a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Common mental disorders (CMDs) are highly prevalent conditions that constitute a major public health and economic burden on society in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Despite the increased demand for economic evidence to support resource allocation for scaled-up implementation of mental health services in these contexts, economic evaluations of psychological treatments for CMDs remain scarce.

Objective

The proposed systematic review aims to synthesize findings on methods and outcomes of economic evaluations of psychological treatments for CMDs in LMICs and appraise quality.

Methods

We will identify, select, and extract data from published economic evaluations of psychological interventions for CMDs conducted in LMICs. We will search bibliographic

SUBMITTER: Mutyambizi-Mafunda V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8439217 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature