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Contemporary Data and Trends in the Economic Costs of Mental Disabilities
Author(s) -
Shaughnessy Timothy M.,
Parker Frederick R.,
Hollenshead Jean H.,
Clottey Emmanuel N.,
Rubin Harvey W.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
behavioral sciences and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1099-0798
pISSN - 0735-3936
DOI - 10.1002/bsl.2280
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , economic cost , psychology , actuarial science , economics , geography , neoclassical economics , archaeology
This article addresses the economic effects of mental disabilities by analyzing contemporary data in the context of micro‐ and macroeconomic thought and relevant statistical literature. Within the parameters of these conceptual and statistical reference points, the authors seek to discern current trends in the direct, indirect, and opportunity costs posed by mental disabilities, not only to the individuals who suffer from them, but also to their families, to employers, and to society as a whole. The authors also discuss uncertainties that inhere in available data concerning both the prevalence of these conditions and the related costs of treatment, as well as the complexity of drawing correlations among variables with respect to these costs and the difficulty of identifying a meaningful measure of the economic consequences that attend mental disabilities. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.