Socio-economic aspects in mental health: Financing structures, incentives and alternative forms of provision
Type Research Project
Funding Bodies
- Department of Psychiatry
Duration Dec. 1, 2000 - Nov. 30, 2001
- Economic 8/Social Policy AE (Former organization)
Tags
Press 'enter' for creating the tag- Österle, August (Details) Project Head
- Zechmeister, Ingrid (Former researcher)
Abstract (German)
Das Projekt analysiert Anreize in den Finanzierungssystemen und Kostenstrukturen der psychiatrischen Versorgung. Für unterschiedliche Formen der Betreuung gelten unterschiedliche Finanzierungsregelungen, was beträchtliche Konsequenzen für Anreizwirkungen beim Umbau von Versorgungssystemen mit sich bringt.
Abstract (English)
The project analyses incentives in financing mental health services in Austria. As systems of finance vary for different forms of provision this has major implications on the re-allocation of resources in mental health, which will be investigated in the project.
Partners
- Universitätsklinik für Psychiatrie - Austria
Publications
Journal article
2006 | Zechmeister, Ingrid, Österle, August. 2006. Distributional Impact of Mental Health Care Financing Arrangements: A Comparison of the UK, Germany and Austria. Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics 9 (1): 35-44. | (Details) | |
2002 | Zechmeister, Ingrid, Österle, August, Denk, Peter, Katschnig, Heinz. 2002. Incentives in Financing Mental Health Care in Austria. Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 5, 3, 121-129 | (Details) | |
Zechmeister, Ingrid, Österle, August, Denk, Peter, Katschnig, Heinz. 2002. Incentives in Financing Mental Health Care in Austria. Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 5, 3, 121-129 | (Details) |
Paper presented at an academic conference or symposium
2001 | Zechmeister, Ingrid. 2001. Closing a mental hospital in Austria: Incentives and disincentives in the re-allocation of resources. Kongress 'Mental Health Services Research - Mental Health Economics', am 12.10., London | (Details) | |
Zechmeister, Ingrid. 2001. Ökonomische Begleitung bei der Schließung eines psychiatrischen Großkrankenhauses. Kongress der Sozialpsychiatrie am 5.3., Mallorca | (Details) |
Research report, expert opinion
2002 | Zechmeister, Ingrid, Österle, August, Katschnig, Heinz. 2002. Ökonomische Dimensionen des niederösterreichischen Psychiatrieplanes: Finanzierungsstrukturen, Anreizwirkungen und Steuerungswirkungen. Univ.Klinik für Psychiatrie | (Details) |
Book or article review
2005 | Zechmeister, Ingrid. 2005. Mental Health Care Financing in the Process of Change. Challenges and Approaches for Austria. Peter Lang Verlag: Frankfurt a. M. et al. | (Details) |
Classification
- 5911 Social policy (Details)
Expertise
- mental health economics
- mental health
- financing health
- mental health services