Pharmacoeconomics Investigation of Psychofarmacs

Gospodarske procjene posljedica narušenja mentalnog zdravlja i istraživanja u kojima se terapijski ishod uspoređuje s uloženim sredstvima sve se češće susreću u stručnoj i znanstvenoj literaturi, usporedno s porastom broja raspoloživih mogućnosti u farmakoterapiji psihijatrijskih poremećaja. U ovom je prikazu dan osvrt na važnija istraživanja ekonomskih posljedica psihijatrijskih poremećaja, kretanja u potrošnji psihofarmaka, načela provođenja farmakoekonomskih istraživanja te na mogućnost njihove primjene u praksi.Economic estimation of consequences of disturbed mental health and of research in which therapeutic outcome is compared with invested funds has often been met in professional and scientific literature, along with the increase of available possibilities in pharmacotherapy of psychiatric disorders. This review presents more important research work in economic sequelae of psychiatric disorders, trends in use of psychopharmaca, principles of conducting pharmacoeconomic investigations, and the possibilities of their practical application