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The economic costs of mental disorders
Author(s) -
Trautmann Sebastian,
Rehm Jürgen,
Wittchen HansUlrich
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.15252/embr.201642951
Subject(s) - natural resource economics , economics
Mental disorders affect a huge number of people and have a major economic impact due to treatment costs and lost productivity. Society and politics need to acknowledge this huge toll in order to better support the healthcare systems that deal with these disorders.