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Cost of depression among adults in England in 2000
Author(s)	C M Thomas, S Morris
Journal title	British Journal of Psychiatry, vol 182, May 2003
Pages	pp 514-519
Keywords	Depression ; Costs [care] ; England.
Annotation	The cost of depression in the UK was estimated at £3.5 billion almost a decade ago. The shift to community-based management for depression alongside the availability of more accurate data have allowed these estimates to be revised. The total cost of depression in adults (aged 15+) in England during 2000 was calculated, using: data on health service use by patients with depression; the costs of treating them; an estimate of the cost of working life lost, from sickness benefit returns; and the number of registered deaths. The total cost of adult depression was estimated at over £9 billion, of which £370 million represents direct treatment costs. There were 1,097 million working days lost, and 2,615 deaths due to depression in 2000. Despite awareness campaigns and the availability of effective treatments, depression remains a considerable burden on both society and the individual, especially in terms of incapacity to work. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-040217214 A
Classmark	ENR: QDC: 82
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