The economic case for investing in the prevention of mental health conditions in the UK Page 1
The economic case for investing in the prevention of mental health conditions in the UK …

Mental ill health is the largest single cause of disability in the UK, contributing almost 23% of
the overall burden of disease compared to about 16% each for cancer and cardiovascular …

Poor mental health has profound economic consequences. Given the burden of poor mental
health, the economic case for preventing mental illness and promoting better mental health …

Aim The prevention of mental disorders is a growing field and there are interventions that
have been demonstrated to prevent some disorders, particularly depression, from …

Objective To examine the impact and cost associated with mental illness. Methods A rapid
review of the literature from Australia, New Zealand, UK and Canada was undertaken. The …

BACKGROUND: Mental disorders are highly prevalent and are associated with substantial
disease burden, but their economic costs have been relatively less well researched …

This article introduces the role economics can play in deciding whether programs designed
to prevent mental disorders, which carry large disease and economic burdens, are a …

The Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) at the London School of Economics
and Political Science is a leading social care research group. Since its establishment in …

Although the corrosive effect of mental ill health on human health and happiness has long
been recognised, it is only relatively recently that mental illness has been acknowledged as …

Mental health is a major factor in national economies both because mental illness is so
common and because it is so disabling. The great majority of people with a mental illness …