Unmet Need in Psychiatry Problems, Resources, Responses |
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| Editor:
| Andrews, Gavin
Henderson, Scott |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-66229-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2000 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $295.95 |
Book Description:
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The questions raised by balancing available resources with apparent need in the treatment of mental disorder are well known:
- How do we decide who to treat?
- What should the criteria be for deployment of scarce treatment resources?
- How do we determine such criteria?
- What are the ethical implications of applying such criteria?In this pioneering work, an international team of eminent psychiatrists, epidemiologists, health administrators, economists and...
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The questions raised by balancing available resources with apparent need in the treatment of mental disorder are well known:
- How do we decide who to treat?
- What should the criteria be for deployment of scarce treatment resources?
- How do we determine such criteria?
- What are the ethical implications of applying such criteria?In this pioneering work, an international team of eminent psychiatrists, epidemiologists, health administrators, economists and health planners seek to address the equitable provision of mental health care.