David McDaid

European network for promoting the physical health of residents in psychiatric and social care facilities (HELPS): background, aims and methods (2009)

Weiser, Prisca, Becker, Thomas, Losert, Carolin, Alptekin, Köksal, Berti, Loretta, Burti, Lorenzo, ...

Abstract Background People with mental disorders have a higher prevalence of physical illnesses and reduced life expectancy as compared with the general population. However, there is a lack of...

Balance of care (deinstitutionalisation in Europe): results from the Mental Health Economics European Network (MHEEN) (2009)

Knapp, Martin, McDaid, David, Medeiros, Helena

Introduction: Limited research has been undertaken in Europe examining the shift in the balance of care from psychiatric facilities to community/alternative based facilities (deinstitutionalisation)....

A comparative analysis of health system reform across England and Scotland (2008)

McDaid, David, Oliver, Adam

This is part of a larger collaborative article called "Health systems and health reform in Europe".

Is it worth investing in mental health promotion and prevention of mental illness? A systematic review of the evidence from economic evaluations (2008)

Zechmeister, Ingrid, Kilian, Reinhold, McDaid, David, The MHEEN Group

Abstract Background While evidence on the cost of mental illness is growing, little is known about the cost-effectiveness of programmes in the areas of mental health promotion (MHP) and mental...

Measuring the tail of the dog that doesn't bark in the night: the case of the national evaluation of Choose Life (the national strategy and action plan to prevent suicide in Scotland) (2007)

Mackenzie, Mhairi, Blamey, Avril, Halliday, Emma, Maxwell, Margaret, McCollam, Allyson, McDaid, David, ...

Abstract Background Learning about the impact of public health policy presents significant challenges for evaluators. These include the nebulous and organic nature of interventions ensuing from...

Economics methods in Cochrane systematic reviews of health promotion and public health related interventions (2006)

Shemilt, Ian, Mugford, Miranda, Drummond, Michael, Eisenstein, Eric, Mallender, Jacqueline, McDaid, David, ...

Abstract Background Provision of evidence on costs alongside evidence on the effects of interventions can enhance the relevance of systematic reviews to decision-making. However, patterns of use of...

Health Care Management Autonomy: Evidence from the Catalonian Hospital Sector in a Decentralised Spain (2006)

López I Casasnovas, Guillem, McDaid, David, Costa I Font, Joan

The organisation of inpatient care provision has undergone significant reform in many southern European countries. Overall across Europe, public management is moving towards the introduction of more...

Health Care Management Autonomy: Evidence from the Catalonian Hospital Sector in a Decentralised Spain (2006)

López, Guillem, McDaid, David, Costa Font, Joan

The organisation of inpatient care provision has undergone significant reform in many southern European countries. Overall across Europe, public management is moving towards the introduction of more...

Economic barriers to better mental health practice and policy (2006)

Knapp, Martin, Funk, Michelle, Curran, Claire, Prince, Martin, Grigg, Margaret, McDaid, David

Mental health systems in many countries are seriously under-developed, yet mental health problems not only have huge consequences for quality of life, but – particularly in low- and middle-income...

Financing mental health services in low- and middle-income countries (2006)

Dixon, Anna, McDaid, David, Knapp, Martin, Curran, Claire

Mental disorders account for a significant and growing proportion of the global burden of disease and yet remain a low priority for public financing in health systems globally. In many low-income...

Economic barriers to better mental health practice and policy (2006)

Knapp, Martin, Funk, Michelle, Curran, Claire, Prince, Martin, Grigg, Margaret, Mcdaid, David

Mental health systems in many countries are seriously under-developed, yet mental health problems not only have huge consequences for quality of life, but - particularly in low- and middle-income...

Financing mental health services in low- and middle-income countries (2006)

Dixon, Anna, Mcdaid, David, Knapp, Martin, Curran, Claire

Mental disorders account for a significant and growing proportion of the global burden of disease and yet remain a low priority for public financing in health systems globally. In many low-income...

Open Access (2006)

Biomed Central, Ian Shemilt, A Mugford, Michael Drummond, Eric Eisenstein, Jacqueline Mallender, ...

Research article Economics methods in Cochrane systematic reviews of health promotion and public health related interventions

Evaluating health care interventions in the European Union (2003)

McDaid, David, Cookson, Richard

This paper examines the current state of evaluations of health care interventions in the European Union, from the identification and commissioning of research through to its impact on policy and...

Co-ordinating health technology assessment in Canada: a European perspective (2003)

McDaid, David

Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is well-established in Canada, with both a national co-ordinating office for HTA and several provincial HTA organisations. The success of and relationship between...

Searching literature databases for health care economic eEvaluations: how systematic can we afford to be? (2002)

Sassi, Franco, Archard, Luke, McDaid, David

BACKGROUND: As the health care economic-evaluation literature continues to grow, a need for sound methods to conduct systematic reviews of the existing evidence is emerging. So far, reviews of...

Translating evidence into practice: The case of influenza vaccination (2001)

MCDAID, DAVID, MAYNARD, ALAN

A problem common to all health care systems remains the translation of robust evidence into effective practice. Influenza vaccination has been reported to be an effective public health care...

Health Care Management Autonomy: Evidence from the Catalonian Hospital Sector in a Decentralised Spain

Guillem López, David McDaid, Joan Costa-Font

The organisation of inpatient care provision has undergone significant reform in many southern European countries. Overall across Europe, public management is moving towards the introduction of more...

Health Care Management Autonomy: Evidence from the Catalonian Hospital Sector in a Decentralised Spain

Guillem López, David McDaid, Joan Costa-Font

The organisation of inpatient care provision has undergone significant reform in many southern European countries. Overall across Europe, public management is moving towards the introduction of more...

Barriers in the mind: promoting an economic case for mental health in low- and middle-income countries

MCDAID, DAVID, KNAPP, MARTIN, RAJA, SHOBA

In recent years, policy makers in high-income countries have placed an increasing emphasis on the value of maintaining good mental health, recognizing the contribution that this makes to quality of...

Regional and national experiences on bridging: a Western European perspective

McDaid, David

This presentation reflects on experience across the pre-2004 European Economic Area in making use of formal mechanisms to help collate and consider different sources of information in health and...

Bridging knowledge: reflections on crossing the boundaries between long-term care and support

McDaid, David, Cieza, Alarcos, Gomez, Ana Rico

In March 2009 members of the research, policy and practice communities in the fields of ageing and disability came together in Barcelona for the first international conference on bridging knowledge...