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Research policy implications of cost-of-illness studies for mental disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 August 2018

Agnes Rupp*
Affiliation:
National Institute of Mental Health, The National Institutes of Health
Emily M. Gause
Affiliation:
National Institute of Mental Health, The National Institutes of Health
Darrel A. Regier
Affiliation:
National Institute of Mental Health, The National Institutes of Health
*
Correspondence: Agnes Rupp, NIMH, Parklawn Bldg IOC-06 MSC 8030, 5600 Fishers Lane, Bethesda, MD 20892-8030, USA

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Basic, clinical and services research all play important roles in generating scientific knowledge and, ultimately, in discovering and developing cost-effective treatments that help people with a given illness. Benefits of the treatments then extend to patients' families, their communities and the entire society – all of which are impacted by the negative economic and social consequences of the disease.

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Research Article
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Copyright © 1998 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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