Mental health promotion and mental illness prevention: the economic case

Martin Knapp, David McDaid and Michael Parsonage

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Abstract: Mental ill health is the largest single cause of disability in the UK, contributing almost 23% of the overall burden of disease compared to about 16% each for cancer and cardiovascular disease. The economic and social costs of mental health problems in England are estimated at around £105 billion each year.

JEL-codes: I12 I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 43 pages
Date: 2011-04
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