This compendious volume sets itself an ambitious goal: to fairly compare the mental health
systems in Great Britain, Norway, Canada and the United States and to draw out lessons of …

Economics is concerned with the use and distribution of resources within a society, and how
different ways of allocating resources impact on the well-being of individuals. Economics …

Despite limited resources in mental health care, there is little research exploring variations in
cost performance across mental health care providers. In England, a prospective payment …

Objectives There is a need to develop a payment system for services for children with mental
health problems that allows more targeted commissioning based on fairness and need. This …

Wisconsin's system for funding mental health services Page 1 Fiscal and
organizational control can create incentives for developing community-based services for …

Funding for mental health services in England faces many challenges, including operating
under financial constraints where it is not easy to demonstrate the link between activity and …

BackgroundThis paper examines what has been achieved in the specialist mental health
services by the vastly increased health expenditures that the National Health Service (NHS) …

Background Within a single mental health care system, different ways of organising health
services are likely to have different costs. Costs can vary because of the types of services …

BackgroundCompared with the United Kingdom, mental health services in Ireland are under-
funded and under-developed. This may be partly due to the neglect of economic analyses …

This contribution discusses the principles and practice underlying allocation of resources for
mental health services. No health and social care system has adequate resources to meet …