Viewpoint: Assessing the value of mental health treatments in Europe.

Simon J., Boyer P., Caldas-de-Almeida JM., Knapp M., McCrone P., Gorwood P., Oertel W., Arango C., Treasure J., Young AH., Destrebecq F., Quoidbach V.

One in eight individuals worldwide lives with a mental health disorder. For many European countries, the prevalence is even higher, with one in four people reporting mental health problems [1]. Three-quarters of all mental health disorders develop before age 25, with many presenting initially in undiagnosed forms already in the mid-teens and eventually manifesting as severe disorders and lasting into old age [2]. There is also growing evidence that mental health disorder symptoms cross diagnoses and people frequently have more than one mental health disorder [3].

DOI

10.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.2419

Type

Journal article

Publication Date

2023-08-09T00:00:00+00:00

Volume

66

Keywords

cost-effective early detection and intervention, mental health, prevention, value-based health care, Adolescent, Humans, Adult, Mental Health, Mental Disorders, Europe, Psychotic Disorders, Psychotherapy, Prevalence

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