Towards earlier diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the brain

Global data, but particularly those from European studies, indicate that these disorders are a major public health problem: disorders of the brain rank among the leading causes of ill-health and disability and account for 35% of Europe's total disease burden with a yearly cost of 800 billion eu...

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Published in:Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2018-05, Vol.96 (5), p.298-298A
Main Authors: Di Luca, Monica, Nutt, David, Oertel, Wolfgang, Boyer, Patrice, Jaarsma, Joke, Destrebecq, Frederic, Esposito, Giovanni, Quoidbach, Vinciane
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alzheimer's disease
Brain
Brain - physiopathology
Brain diseases
Brain Diseases - diagnosis
Brain Diseases - therapy
Brain research
Care and treatment
Case studies
Chronic illnesses
Councils
Diagnosis
Disease prevention
Disorders
Early Diagnosis
Evaluation
Health care
Health care expenditures
Humans
Integrated delivery systems
Life expectancy
Medical care quality
Medical diagnosis
Medical screening
Mental disorders
Multiple sclerosis
Neurological disorders
Public health
Quality of life
Restless legs syndrome
Schizophrenia
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Summary:Global data, but particularly those from European studies, indicate that these disorders are a major public health problem: disorders of the brain rank among the leading causes of ill-health and disability and account for 35% of Europe's total disease burden with a yearly cost of 800 billion euros, of which 60% are related to direct health care and non-medical costs.4,5 The burden is growing due to the epidemiological transition from acute to chronic diseases and the increase in life expectancy, but also because of several socioeconomic, environmental and behavioural health determinants. Discussions on health care focus too often on the increase of health-care cost rather than on the benefits of better health. [...]emphasizing on the need for more value-based and patientcentred care, and for the scaling-up of an integrated care model for mental and neurological disorders is important. An integrated care model encompasses the whole care process, from prodromal, early diagnosis to disease management and patient empowerment.8 The European Brain Council, an organization promoting research in Europe on health and disorders of the brain to improve the quality of life of those living with such disorders, initiated a two-year research project on the value of treatment..
ISSN:0042-9686
1564-0604
DOI:10.2471/BLT.17.206599