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Opening eyes, opening minds: the Ontario burden of mental illness and addictions report |
Ratnasingham S, Cairney J, Rehm J, Manson H, Kurdyak PA
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Record Status This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database. Citation Ratnasingham S, Cairney J, Rehm J, Manson H, Kurdyak PA
. Opening eyes, opening minds: the Ontario burden of mental illness and addictions report. Toronto: Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES). 2012 Authors' conclusions Ontarians experience a high burden of illness related to mental illness and addictions. Individuals may be encumbered by these illnesses at a young age, experiencing the disruption of important life transitions, and
challenged by their ongoing burden over a long period of time.
The findings of this study underscore the need for effective collaboration between health care providers, practitioners, policy-makers and researchers to identify effective mental health promotion and mental illness and addiction prevention interventions and improve access to treatment for those suffering from mental illness and addiction. Early detection and timely intervention are critical in reducing the lifelong burden of these conditions.
While effective treatments exist for mental illness and addiction, only a small proportion of affected individuals receive them. Given the significant burden, there is a need to consider population-based prevention, promotion and treatment strategies aimed at reducing the burden of mental illness and addiction in Ontario. Indexing Status Subject indexing assigned by CRD MeSH Behavior, Addictive; Canada; Cost of Illness; Mental Health Services; Mental Healths Language Published English Country of organisation Canada English summary An English language summary is available. Address for correspondence Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, 2075 Bayview Avenue, G-Wing, Toronto ON, Canada, M5N 3M5. Tel: 416-480-4055; Fax: 416-480-6048 Email: info@ices.on.ca AccessionNumber 32014001079 Date abstract record published 17/09/2014 |
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