Depression hurts, depression costs: The medical spending attributable to depression and depressive symptoms in China

Due to its fast economic growth and lifestyle changes, China is experiencing a rapid epidemiological transition from communicable to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Mental disorder such as depression is an important yet often neglected NCD and is becoming a growing cause of disability, suicides, an...

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Published in:Health economics 2018-03, Vol.27 (3), p.525-544
Main Authors: Hsieh, Chee‐Ruey, Qin, Xuezheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Blood pressure
China
China - epidemiology
Comorbidity
Cost of Illness
Costs
depression
Depression - diagnosis
Depression - economics
Depression - therapy
Depressive Disorder - diagnosis
Depressive Disorder - economics
Depressive Disorder - therapy
depressive symptoms
Diabetes
Disability
Disease
Disorders
Economic growth
Epidemiology
Female
Health care expenditures
Health economics
Health Expenditures
Health insurance
Health Services Accessibility
Help seeking behavior
Humans
Hypertension
Lifestyles
Longitudinal studies
Male
Medical treatment
Medicine
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental Health - economics
Mental Health - statistics & numerical data
Mental health care
mental health care system, medical cost
Mental health services
Mental Health Services - economics
Mental Health Services - organization & administration
Mental Health Services - statistics & numerical data
Middle Aged
Models, Economic
Noncommunicable diseases
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Patients
Personal expenditure
Primary Health Care - economics
Primary Health Care - organization & administration
Primary Health Care - statistics & numerical data
Social Stigma
Socioeconomic Factors
Suicide - statistics & numerical data
Symptoms
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