Indirect costs of depression and other mental and behavioural disorders for Australia from 2015 to 2030
BackgroundThe impact of mental disorders has been assessed in relation to longevity and quality of life; however, mental disorders also have an impact on productive life-years (PLYs).AimsTo quantify the long-term costs of Australians aged 45–64 having lost PLYs because of mental disorders.MethodThe...
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| description | BackgroundThe impact of mental disorders has been assessed in relation to longevity and quality of life; however, mental disorders also have an impact on productive life-years (PLYs).AimsTo quantify the long-term costs of Australians aged 45–64 having lost PLYs because of mental disorders.MethodThe Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers 2003, 2009 formed the base population of Health&WealthMOD2030 – a microsimulation model integrating output from the Static Incomes Model, the Australian Population and Policy Simulation Model, the Treasury and the Australian Burden of Disease Study.ResultsFor depression, individuals incurred a loss of AU$1062 million in income in 2015, projected to increase to AU$1539 million in 2030 (45% increase). The government is projected to incur costs comprising a 22% increase in social security payments and a 45% increase in lost taxes as a result of depression through its impact on PLYs.ConclusionsEffectiveness of mental health programmes should be judged not only in terms of healthcare use but also quality of life and economic well-being.Declaration of interestNone. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f799735061924662871a4000d2400d452023-03-09T12:28:48ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Open2056-47242019-05-01510.1192/bjo.2019.26Indirect costs of depression and other mental and behavioural disorders for Australia from 2015 to 2030Deborah Schofield0Michelle Cunich1Rupendra Shrestha2Robert Tanton3Lennert Veerman4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3206-8232Simon Kelly5Megan Passey6Chair and Professor of Health Economics, Director, Centre for Economic Impacts of Genomic Medicine (GENImpact), Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics, Macquarie University, AustraliaResearch Fellow in Health Economics, The Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise and Eating Disorders; and Director, Sydney Health Economics, Sydney Local Health District, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, AustraliaSenior Research Fellow, Health Economics, Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney; andCentre for Economic Impacts of Genomic Medicine (GENImpact), Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics, Macquarie University, AustraliaProfessor, National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling, University of Canberra, AustraliaSenior Health Economist, Cancer Council NSW; and Professor of Public Health, School of Medicine, Griffith University, Gold Coast campus, AustraliaProfessor, National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling, University of Canberra, AustraliaAssociate Professor, University Centre for Rural Health, School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, AustraliaBackgroundThe impact of mental disorders has been assessed in relation to longevity and quality of life; however, mental disorders also have an impact on productive life-years (PLYs).AimsTo quantify the long-term costs of Australians aged 45–64 having lost PLYs because of mental disorders.MethodThe Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers 2003, 2009 formed the base population of Health&WealthMOD2030 – a microsimulation model integrating output from the Static Incomes Model, the Australian Population and Policy Simulation Model, the Treasury and the Australian Burden of Disease Study.ResultsFor depression, individuals incurred a loss of AU$1062 million in income in 2015, projected to increase to AU$1539 million in 2030 (45% increase). The government is projected to incur costs comprising a 22% increase in social security payments and a 45% increase in lost taxes as a result of depression through its impact on PLYs.ConclusionsEffectiveness of mental health programmes should be judged not only in terms of healthcare use but also quality of life and economic well-being.Declaration of interestNone.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472419000267/type/journal_articleMental and behavioural disordersproductive life-years (PLYs)microsimulation model |
| spellingShingle | Deborah Schofield Michelle Cunich Rupendra Shrestha Robert Tanton Lennert Veerman Simon Kelly Megan Passey Indirect costs of depression and other mental and behavioural disorders for Australia from 2015 to 2030 BJPsych Open Mental and behavioural disorders productive life-years (PLYs) microsimulation model |
| title | Indirect costs of depression and other mental and behavioural disorders for Australia from 2015 to 2030 |
| title_full | Indirect costs of depression and other mental and behavioural disorders for Australia from 2015 to 2030 |
| title_fullStr | Indirect costs of depression and other mental and behavioural disorders for Australia from 2015 to 2030 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Indirect costs of depression and other mental and behavioural disorders for Australia from 2015 to 2030 |
| title_short | Indirect costs of depression and other mental and behavioural disorders for Australia from 2015 to 2030 |
| title_sort | indirect costs of depression and other mental and behavioural disorders for australia from 2015 to 2030 |
| topic | Mental and behavioural disorders productive life-years (PLYs) microsimulation model |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472419000267/type/journal_article |
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