How come Denmark is planning to increase the annual budget for psychiatry by almost 20 percent?
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How come Denmark is planning to increase the annual budget for psychiatry by almost 20 percent? / Nordentoft, Merete; Rasmussen, Mikkel; Høgh, Lene; Legind, Christian; Kjellberg, Jakob.
I: European Psychiatry, Bind 66, Nr. 1, e68, 2023.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Review › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - How come Denmark is planning to increase the annual budget for psychiatry by almost 20 percent?
AU - Nordentoft, Merete
AU - Rasmussen, Mikkel
AU - Høgh, Lene
AU - Legind, Christian
AU - Kjellberg, Jakob
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the European Psychiatric Association.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - In Denmark, a 10-year plan for psychiatry has been agreed on. The content of the plan was developed in collaboration between the Danish Health Authority and the Danish Authority for Social Services and Housing, and it involved many stakeholders. Recently, the government presented a planned investment that would increase the overall budget in Danish regions and municipalities by almost 20 percent over a 10-year period. Epidemiological research demonstrating shortened life expectancy and high levels of burden of disease for people with mental disorders contributed to emphasizing the need for improvement of psychiatric services. User organizations, trade unions, and scientific societies in the field of mental health were unified in a common organization, called the Psychiatry Alliance, and this alliance agreed on common action points and acted together to influence politicians. An assertive approach toward politicians and media was pivotal, and being a first mover and presenting tentative budgets was very influential.
AB - In Denmark, a 10-year plan for psychiatry has been agreed on. The content of the plan was developed in collaboration between the Danish Health Authority and the Danish Authority for Social Services and Housing, and it involved many stakeholders. Recently, the government presented a planned investment that would increase the overall budget in Danish regions and municipalities by almost 20 percent over a 10-year period. Epidemiological research demonstrating shortened life expectancy and high levels of burden of disease for people with mental disorders contributed to emphasizing the need for improvement of psychiatric services. User organizations, trade unions, and scientific societies in the field of mental health were unified in a common organization, called the Psychiatry Alliance, and this alliance agreed on common action points and acted together to influence politicians. An assertive approach toward politicians and media was pivotal, and being a first mover and presenting tentative budgets was very influential.
KW - burden of disease
KW - mental health services
KW - Psychiatry
KW - public health
U2 - 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.2409
DO - 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.2409
M3 - Review
C2 - 37583088
AN - SCOPUS:85169462869
VL - 66
JO - European Psychiatry
JF - European Psychiatry
SN - 0924-9338
IS - 1
M1 - e68
ER -
ID: 386369686