Assessing cost-effectiveness in mental health: Vocational rehabilitation for schizophrenia and related conditions

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 693-700

  Chalamat, Maturot ^b   Mihalopoulos, Cathrine ^a   Carter, Rob ^a   Vos, Theo ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LOEI RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Department of Human Services ^*  (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cost benefit; Cost effectiveness; Schizophrenia; Vocational rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REIMBURSEMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TAX; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; ADULT; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TAXES;

EID: 33644641396     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1614.2005.01653.x     Document Type: Article

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