Investing in treatment for depression and anxiety leads to four-fold return – UN report
13 April 2016 – Depression and anxiety disorders cost the global economy $1 trillion each year, and every one dollar invested in scaling up treatment leads to a return of four dollars in better health and ability to work, according to a new study led by the United Nations health agency. The study, published today in The Lancet Psychiatry, estimates, for the first time, both the health and economic benefits of investing in treatment of the most common forms…
