Contents 3
Abbreviations and terms used in this report 5
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 7
1 Background 9
2 Introduction 10
3 Method used in current rapid review 11
Information sources 11
Search strategy 11
Results 11
4 Review question 1: What is the evidence on the costs and impacts on the economy and productivity due to mental illness? 13
The timeframe of estimated costs and impacts should be included; short, medium and long-term timeframes are all of interest 13
Key assumptions of the economic modelling approaches used should be included 14
Include expert opinion of the quality of the evidence 15
Where available, include evidence on the costs and impacts relative to those of other common health conditions (for example, cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease) 16
Include expert opinion on the potential gains to the economy and productivity from optimising the prevention and treatment of mental ill health across the population 19
5 Review question 2: What evidence gaps have been identified that would benefit from additional research particularly relevant to the NSW context? 21
Include gaps/key unanswered questions based on the findings from Review question1 21
Include expert opinion regarding other gaps/unanswered questions that are relevant to the NSW context and what could be done to address these gaps/unanswered questions 23
6 Tabulation of relevant studies 24
7 Conclusions 24
8 References 27
Appendix 1: Text summary of studies included in this rapid review 28
ADHD – UK study 28
Anxiety – Australian study 28
Cognitive function – UK study 28
Conduct disorder – UK study 29
Depression – Australian studies 29
Depression – Canadian studies 30
Depression – UK studies 30
Eating disorder – Australian study 31
Eating disorder – UK study 31
Mental disorder – Australian studies 32
Mental disorder – Canadian studies 33
Mental disorder – NZ study 35
Mental disorder – UK studies 35
Psychological distress – Australian studies 36
Schizophrenia – Australian studies 36
Schizophrenia – Canadian study 37
Schizophrenia – UK study 38
Appendix 2: Tabular summary of studies included in this rapid review 39