Mental Health Economics The Costs and Benefits of Psychiatric Care
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Mental Health Economics The Costs and Benefits of Psychiatric Care
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Mental Health Economics
Denise Razzouk Editor
Mental Health Economics The Costs and Benefits of Psychiatric Care
Editor Denise Razzouk Centre of Economic Mental Health Department of Psychiatry Universidade Federal de São Paulo São Paulo, Brazil
ISBN 978-3-319-55265-1 ISBN 978-3-319-55266-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-55266-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017940271 © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Foreword
Mental disorders represent a huge burden and high costs to society, affecting all aspects of a nation’s development, causing intangible suffering to many people, and hindering humankind’s well-being. Notwithstanding this obvious reality, investments in preventing and treating mental disorders are still scarce and disproportionate to their deleterious consequences. Over the past decade, stakeholders from multiple international organizations such as the World Health Organization, the World Bank, the United Nations, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and the Lancet Commission on Investing in Health have been warning about the need for efficient use of resources to tackle mental disorders, developing global policies aligned with 17 goals of sustainable development. Regarding this scenario, the discipline of Health Economics brings a valuable body of knowledge to help create mental health policies that optimize the use of scarce resources to maximize the promotion of mental health and well-being in society and to decrease negative externalities caused by mental disorders. Ho
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