title: [Health Economic Evaluations within the Hamburg Network for Mental Health].
abstract: Within the Hamburg Network for Mental Health, cost-effectiveness analyses of collaborative care models are conducted. After providing an overview of the international literature on the cost-effectiveness of collaborative care for mental disorders, this article describes the rationale, aims and methods of the cost-effectiveness analyses conducted within the Hamburg Network for Mental Health. Proof of cost-effectiveness is expected to promote the transfer of collaborative care models into routine care.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Gesundheitsökonomie und Versorgungsforschung, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf.
authors.forename: Hans-Helmut
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: König
authors.affiliation: Institut für Gesundheitsökonomie und Versorgungsforschung, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Grochtdreis
authors.affiliation: Institut für Gesundheitsökonomie und Versorgungsforschung, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brettschneider
mesh_terms: D019058:Community Networks / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005858:Germany; D006284:Health Plan Implementation / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D020407:Internet / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration