Open AccessAn estimate of the monthly cost of two major mental disorders in an Indian metropolis
Author(s) -
Poonam Sharma,
Shri K. Das,
Smita N. Deshpande
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.31576
Subject(s) - psychiatry , statistics , psychology , econometrics , demography , mathematics , sociology
THE COMPONENTS OF HIGH COST OF TREATING A CHRONIC PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESS ARE: long-term continuous treatment consisting of consultation and medication costs, traveling to the treatment centre and taking time off from work for both patient and caregiver. Apart from direct treatment costs, expenditure of time in care-giving results in indirect costs. All these costs are borne by families as the sufferer may be unable to work.