Health Economic Approach on Mental Health in Korea.
- Author:
Jong Ik PARK
1
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea. lugar@kangwon.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Mental health;
Economic evaluation;
Global burden of disease
- MeSH:
Cost-Benefit Analysis;
Health Policy;
Korea;
Mental Health
- From:Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
2010;49(2):149-156
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
This review article aims to reveal the meaning and importance of economic evaluation in Korean mental health sector. The global burden of neuropsychiatric disorders, as measured by loss of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), is estimated very high, irrespective of low mortality. There are several methods for such economic evaluation, including cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA), cost-utility analysis (CUA), and cost-benefit analysis (CBA), but there is still a paucity of such studies in the mental health sector. Economic evaluations of mental health in Korea can provide a rational basis to plan a national health policy regarding the global burden of diseases caused by psychiatric disorders.
