Estudio de costo-efectividad del tratamiento de la depresión en México / Cost-effectiveness study of depression management in Mexico
Salud ment
; 33(4): 301-308, jul.-ago. 2010. tab
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in Es
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LILACS-Express
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MX1.1
ABSTRACT
Introduction Depression is a public health problem that carries substantial costs for the individual and the society. In order to establish evidence-based priorities for resource allocation in mental health care, it is necessary to integrate the costs and effectiveness of interventions and specify the essential packages for their treatment. The following are pioneering studies of cost-effectiveness for the treatment of depression 1. compared psychopharmacology options (fluoxetine, imipramine and desipramine) to found no difference between drugs in terms of clinical efficacy, effect on quality of life and costs, and 2. evaluated cost-effectiveness of collaborative program of stepped care in primary care of persistent depression, to demonstrate a substantial increase in the effectiveness and additional moderate cost increase in comparison with usual treatment. Recently, the World Health Organization convened the National Institute of Psychiatry Ramón de la Fuente, as a collaborating center, to participate in the <RESUMEN
Introducción La depresión es un problema de salud pública que conlleva costos importantes para el individuo y la sociedad. Con la finalidad de establecer prioridades basadas en evidencias para la asignación de recursos en el cuidado de la salud mental, es necesario integrar los costos y la efectividad de las intervenciones y especificar los paquetes esenciales para su tratamiento. En esta dirección, la Organización Mundial de la Salud convocó al Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz, como centro colaborador, a participar en el proyecto <
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01-internacional
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LILACS
Type of study:
Health_economic_evaluation
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Country/Region as subject:
Mexico
Language:
Es
Journal:
Salud ment
Journal subject:
PSIQUIATRIA
Year:
2010
Document type:
Article
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Project document
Affiliation country:
Mexico