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Economic Burden Of Mental Illnesses In Pakistan., Ashar Muhammad Malik, Murad Moosa Khan
Economic Burden Of Mental Illnesses In Pakistan., Ashar Muhammad Malik, Murad Moosa Khan
Community Health Sciences
BACKGROUND:
The economic consequences of mental illnesses are much more than health consequences. In Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC) the economic impact of mental illnesses is rarely analyzed. This paper attempts to fill the gap in research on economics of mental health in LMIC. We provide economic burden of mental illness in Pakistan that can serve as an argument for reorienting health policy, resource allocation and priority settings.
AIM:
To estimate economic burden of mental illnesses in Pakistan.
METHODS:
The study used prevalence based cost of illnesses approach using bottom-up costing methodology. We used Aga Khan University Hospital, Psychiatry …