title: From financial analysis to policy development in mental health care: the need for broader conceptual models and partnerships.
abstract: International mental health economics is emerging as a significant field in the increasingly intricate and interactive world in which we live. In line with this, the conceptualisation and gathering of pertinent data for international studies such as WHO's Atlas Project pose considerable methodological challenges. This paper outlines the need for broader conceptual models and partnerships and discusses some promising endeavours.
authors.affiliation: Division of Psychiatric Epidemiology and International Center for Mental Health, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York University, Fifth Avenue 100th Street, Box 1093 New York, NY 10029-6574, USA. juan.mezzich@mssn.edu
authors.forename: Juan E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Mezzich
mesh_terms: D014943:Global Health; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D011050:Policy Making; D040841:Resource Allocation; D014944:World Health Organization