Quantifying the global burden of mental disorders and their economic value.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Epidemiological and economic estimates suggest that the global burden of mental disorders is considerable, both in its impacts on human health and losses to societal welfare. The availability of additional data and the emergence of new approaches present an opportunity to examine these estimates, which form a critical part in making the investment case for global mental health.

Methods

This study reviews, develops, and incorporates new estimates and methods in quantifying the global burden of mental illness. Using a composite estimation approach that accounts for premature mortality due to mental disorders and additional sources of morbidity and applying a value of a statistical life approach to economic valuation, we determine global and regional estimates of the

SUBMITTER: Arias D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9526145 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature