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Counting the cost: the economic and social costs of mental illness in Northern Ireland
- Authors:
- NORTHERN IRELAND ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH, SAINSBURY CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland Association for Mental Health,|Sainsbury Centre for Mental Heal
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 19p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The economic and social costs of mental illness in Northern Ireland amounted to nearly £3 billion in 2002/3 - more than the total spend on health and social care for all health conditions. The paper presents an estimate of the economic and social costs of mental illness in Northern Ireland, which is described and evaluated under three broad headings:costs of health and social care covering such costs as the services provided by the NHS for people experiencing mental health problems and also the costs of informal care given by family and friends; costs of output losses in the economy which result from the negative impact of mental illness on an individual’s ability to work; and human costs corresponding to the adverse effects of mental illness on the health related quality of life.
The economic and social costs of mental illness
- Author:
- SAINSBURY CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
- Publisher:
- Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The cost of mental illness in England adds up to £77.4 billion, twice as high as was previously estimated, when quality of life is considered alongside the costs of care and lost work. The figures are:: £12.5 billion for care provided by the NHS, local authorities, privately funded services, family and friends; £23.1 billion in lost output in the economy caused by people being unable to work (paid and unpaid); £41.8 billion in the human costs of reduced quality of life, and loss of life, amongst those experiencing a mental health problem. The costs of mental illness to businesses and to individuals dwarf the sums of money used in treating mental health problems. Some 39 per cent of working age adults with a mental health problem, for example, have no job. That represents a loss to the economy of £9.4 billion: more than the £6.5 billion the NHS spent on mental health services last year. Many of the costs of mental illness are hidden. For example, most people with mental health problems are looked after by relatives and friends on an unpaid basis. The value of this care is estimated at £3.9 billion.