title: Economic Evaluation of Mental Health Interventions: A Guide to Costing Approaches.
abstract: Costing approaches in the economic evaluation of mental health interventions are complicated by the broad societal impacts of mental health, and the multidisciplinary nature of mental health interventions. This paper aims to provide a practical guide to costing approaches across a wide range of care inputs and illness consequences relevant to the treatment of mental health. The resources needed to deliver mental health interventions are highly variable and depend on treatment settings (institutional, community), treatment providers (medical, non-medical) and formats (individual, group, electronic). Establishing the most appropriate perspective is crucial when assessing the costs associated with a particular mental health problem or when evaluating interventions to treat them. We identify five key cost categories (social care, informal care, production losses, crime and education) impacted by mental health and discuss contemporary issues in resource use measurement and valuation, including data sources and resource use instruments.
authors.affiliation: King's Health Economics, King's College London, London, UK.|Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience, De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shearer
authors.affiliation: King's Health Economics, King's College London, London, UK. paul.mccrone@kcl.ac.uk.|Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience, De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK. paul.mccrone@kcl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McCrone
authors.affiliation: King's Health Economics, King's College London, London, UK.|Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience, De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK.
authors.forename: Renee
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Romeo
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006295:Health Resources / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy*; D008603:Mental Health / Q000191:economics*