Schizophrenia treatment in the developing world: an interregional and multinational cost-effectiveness analysis

• Main Authors: Dan Chisholm (Author), Oye Gureje (Author), Sandra Saldivia (Author), Marcelo Villalón Calderón (Author), Rajitha Wickremasinghe (Author), Nalaka Mendis (Author), Jose-Luis (Author), Shekhar Saxena (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: The World Health Organization, 2008-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVE: Schizophrenia is a highly disabling disease and is costly to treat. We set out to establish what are the most cost-effective interventions applicable to developing regions and countries. METHODS: Analysis was undertaken at the level of three WHO subregions spanning the Americas, Africa an...