Cost-benefit analysis and the evaluation of psychiatric services
- 1 February 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Psychological Medicine
- Vol. 7 (4) , 701-707
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291700006358
Abstract
Synopsis The paper sets out a method for evaluating changes in psychiatric services in a cost-benefit framework. The first section of the paper analyses some of the problems which arise with those elements which can be measured in monetary terms – the ‘hard’ costs and benefits. The second section looks at a method of presenting the less tangible effects – the ‘soft’ costs and benefits. Finally, it is suggested how these can be brought together to aid rational decision-making.Keywords
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