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This Chapter describes the application of system dynamics to enhance traditional cost benefit analysis in planning a significant expansion of therapy capacity for mental health treatment in the UK. The aim of the initiative was to benefit the health of individuals, reduce costs to society and the exchequer and increase employment.
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This Chapter is based on a paper entitled Dynamic Cost Benefit Analysis for Mental Health Reform, first published in Kybernetics Vol. 39 No. 9/10, 2010 pp 1645–1658 with the permission of the Department of Health, UK and the Improved Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Programme. It is published here with the permission of Emerald Publishing.
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A state benefit in the UK paid to people who are unable to work for a period of more than 28 consecutive weeks because of illness or disability. Now replaced by Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
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Wolstenholme, E., McKelvie, D. (2019). Dynamic Impact Analysis for Mental Health Reform. In: The Dynamics of Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21878-2_11
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