Investing in mental health: the economic benefits of NHS talking therapies

Daniel Ayoubkhani, Ted Dolby, Vahé Nafilyan, Ekaterina Oparina, Marta Rossa, Klaudia Rzepnicka, Rob Saunders and Emma Sharland

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Abstract: What are the effects of psychological therapies on patients' employment and earnings? In the first analysis of this question using nationally representative data, Klaudia Rzepnicka, Emma Sharland, Marta Rossa, Ted Dolby, Ekaterina Oparina, Rob Saunders, Daniel Ayoubkhani and Vahé Nafilyan show the long-term economic benefits of investing in mental health treatment.

Keywords: mental health; employment; earnings; policy evaluation; psychological therapies; Wellbeing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-06-20
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