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Cost implications of depression in older adults

✍ Scribed by Dr. Gary L. Gottlieb

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1988
Tongue
English
Weight
911 KB
Volume
3
Category
Article
ISSN
0885-6230

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✦ Synopsis

The economic effects of mental disorder on individuals and their families and on society have received little scientific attention. Late life depression imposes substantial disability and it affects all spheres of function. Therefore, the development of rational health policy regarding this disorder requires prospective evaluation of related costs and the determination of the value of proposed interventions. A vigorous review and analysis of the existing literature provides a framework for synthesis of an aggressive research agenda which emphasizes four major areas: (1) Improved diagnostic rigour; (2) Integration of economic and epidemiologic methods; ( 3 ) Microscopic studies of individual and family costs; (4) Interventional benefit/ cost analysis.

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