Suicide is a serious global public health problem; it is associated with an array of factors,
including mental illness, social isolation, physical illness, substance abuse, family violence
and access to means of suicide. The epidemiology of suicide rates varies across countries and
regions; those in east...
Day care is considered to be an important component of psychiatric services, but the evidence on different forms of day care is not easy to interpret. This review evaluates five main forms of day care for adults with severe mental disorders: acute psychiatric day hospital care, transitional psychiatric d...
Over the last 20 years the level of private spending on health care has risen in many western European countries, leading to concern about its impact. The main channels of private spending are private health insurance policies and cost-sharing schemes in public health systems....