Research Centre for Economics and Health

There have been recognized specialists in the subject for some years now. Recently we have witnessed the rise of organized specialist research units linked to universities. Examples are the Research Centre for Economics and Health (CRES) at Pompeu Fabra University and the Health and Pharmaceuticals Social Studies Seminar at Carlos III University in Madrid. 

Research Centre for Economics and Health (CRES), Department of Economics and Business, Pompeu Fabra University, Spain... 

Knapp s group have collaborated with the Centre for Human Sciences of the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency to evaluate the health economic considerations of PTSD (McCrone et al, in press). They have found that many factors need to be taken into account such as the prevention of PTSD, the discharge from the armed forces for military-related PTSD, and various treatment options. As yet, there are no clear estimates of the costs of treatment. 

Andrea Manca is Research Fellow at the Centre for Health Economics, University of York. His research interests lie in the investigation of methodological and theoretical issues related to two broad areas the application of modelling techniques to support the decisionmaking process in health care, and the use of analytical methods in the conduction of economic analysis of health care interventions. Andrea s applied work focuses on a number of different technologies in several clinical areas, including mental health. 

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