title: [Inter-sectoral costs and benefits arising from mental health (disorders)].
abstract: Mental health disorders may bring costs and benefits to areas and sectors lying outside the health care system. However, little is known about these inter-sectoral costs and benefits (ICBs) in spite of the increasing interest in societal cost-benefit analyses (SCBA) that attempt to quantify all costs and benefits involved.<br/> AIM: To present a first inventory of ICBs relating to mental health care and to describe the relation between ICBs and SCBA.<br/> METHOD: We reviewed the literature and conducted a secondary analysis of the results of a previous study.<br/> RESULTS: We found that at least eight mental health disorders were reported to have a (financial) impact on at least three sectors outside the health care system. <br/> CONCLUSION: Further research into ICBs is needed so that future inter-sectoral policy can be better directed and targeted more efficiently.
authors: A T G
authors: AT
authors: Paulus
authors: R M W A
authors: RM
authors: Drost
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Ruwaard
authors: S M A A
authors: SM
authors: Evers
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000191:economics*; D009426:Netherlands