Background: Mental health disorders are associated with high morbidity and reduced life
expectancy, and are largely managed in primary care. We sought to assess the equity of …

First, we know that mental health expenditure, after 18 years of mirroring growth in overall
health spending, in the 2010–11 financial year accounted for an increased proportion of …

Background Major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the world's leading causes of
disability. Our purpose was to characterize the total costs of MDD and evaluate the degree to …

Importance A population-based study using validated algorithms to estimate the costs of
treating people with chronic disease with and without mental health disorders is needed …

Background: Mental health benefits have traditionally been much less generous than
benefits for physical health care, with separate deductibles, higher copayments or …

The aim of the study was to undertake a detailed analysis of healthcare cost, public transfer
payments, and income loss associated with a broad range of mental disorders in Denmark …

Objective: This brief report explores the impact of health reform for people with mental
illness. Methods: The Health Reform Monitoring Survey was used to examine health …

Background: Chronic psychotic disorders are severe and disabling mental disorders
associated with poor psychiatric and medical outcomes. These disorders are considered …

Background: Financial incentives may improve primary care access for adults with
schizophrenia or bipolar disorder (serious mental illness [SMI]). We studied the association …

Objective This study set out to present data on out-of-pocket payments for Medicare mental
health services provided by general practitioners (GP), psychiatrists, clinical psychologists …