Mental health economics and policy
Context
Our research on the economics of mental health and mental healthcare seeks to address the economic impacts of the huge burden of ill-health and disability caused by mental health problems. Our research contributes to evidence to inform mental health policy approaches across the lifespan.
The research
We use a variety of economic approaches to address the complex challenges and significant inequalities caused by mental health problems. Our portfolio of research covers both the demand for and supply of mental healthcare services, as well as the complex interplay between mental and physical health.
Our research also addresses the array of mental health conditions, from common mental disorders through to severe and enduring mental illness.
Featured publications
- Developing an algorithm to identify individuals with psychosis in secondary care in England.
- Measuring the overall performance of mental healthcare providers.
- The impact of COVID-19 on mental health service utilisation in England.
- The role of mental health on workplace productivity.
- Valuing quality in mental healthcare.
- The impact of prevention in primary care on costs in primary and secondary care for people with serious mental illness.
- Severe and common mental disorders and risk of emergency hospital admissions.
- Is higher-quality secondary mental healthcare more costly?
- Economic inequality and depressive symptoms