The economic costs of mental illness in Sweden 1975

Abstract

The economic cost of mental illness in Sweden in 1975 was calculated at 11,800 million Swedish kronor. This means that mental illness accounts for 16% of the total economic cost due to disease. More than 90% of the direct health-care costs were accounted for by in-patient care in hospitals and nursing homes, of which one-third was attributable solely to schizophrenia. The loss of production due to morbidity and mortality accounts for about 60% of the economic cost of mental illness.