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ArticleBMC psychiatry2016

The economic burden of mental disorders in China, 2005-2013: implications for health policy.

Junfang Xu, Jian Wang, Anders Wimo, Chengxuan Qiu

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64 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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Junfang XuCenter for Health Economic Experiments and Public Policy, Department of Social Medicine and Administration, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Jian WangCenter for Health Economic Experiments and Public Policy, Department of Social Medicine and Administration, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China. wangjiannan@sdu.edu.cn.
Anders WimoDivision of Neurogeriatrics, Department of NVS, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Chengxuan QiuAging Research Center, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS), Karolinska Institutet-Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden. chengxuan.qiu@ki.se.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMental disorders represent a major contributor to disease burden worldwide. We sought to quantify the national economic burden of mental disorders in China.

methodsWe used a prevalence-based, bottom-up approach to estimate the economic costs of mental disorders in 2005-2013 in China. Prevalence data were derived from a national survey. Cost data were derived from the electronic health records of two psychiatric hospitals that consisted of 25,289 outpatients (10%) and inpatients (90%) who were diagnosed with a mental disorder. Cost items included direct medical costs, direct non-medical costs, and indirect costs.

resultsThe total annual costs of mental disorders in China increased from $1,094.8 in 2005 to $3,665.4 in 2013 for individual patients, and from $21.0 billion to $88.8 billion for the whole society. The total costs of mental disorders in 2013 accounted for more than 15% of the total health expenditure in China, and 1.1% of China's gross domestic product. If the needs of the professional care for all patients with mental illnesses were fully met, the potential economic costs would have been almost five times higher than the actual estimated costs.

conclusionsMental disorders imposed a huge economic burden on individuals and the society in China. A nation-wide strategic action plan for preventing mental disorders and promoting mental health and well-being is in urgent need to reduce the individual and societal costs of mental illnesses.

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Cost of IllnessHealth PolicyAdolescentAdultChinaFemaleHealth Care CostsHealth ExpendituresHumansMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedYoung AdultChinaCostsEconomic burdenHealth policyMental disordersMental health

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