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Health economics in mental health. 2: Economic evaluation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Neil Craig  and
Cameron Stark
Neil Craig*
Affiliation:
Health Economist, Department of Public Health, University of Glasgow, 2 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow G12 8RZ
Cameron Stark
Affiliation:
Consultant in Public Health Medicine, Highland Health Board, Beechwood Park, Inverness W2 3HG
*
∗Correspondence
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This paper is the second in a series explaining key concepts and techniques used in health economics in the context of mental health care. The paper describes the different types of economic analysis and the circumstances in which they should be used. It explains key aspects of the methods used in economic evaluation to measure costs and benefits. The purpose of the paper is not to enable clinicians to undertake economic analysis, but to familiarise them with the methods used in economic evaluation and to enable them to assess the rigour and results of published studies.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 21 , Issue 11 , November 1997 , pp. 687 - 691
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This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Copyright © 1997 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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