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Reduction in Costs but Increased Family Burden: Home Care of the Mentally Ill

The Role of Family Environment

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Home care is without doubt a very interesting alternative for patients. Although this procedure decreases the cost of mental health care to the system, it should be pointed out that it adds to the family’s burden.

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  1. CERMES (INSERM-CNRS-EHESS), 182 boulevard de la Villette, Paris, 75019, France

    Martine Bungener (Director of Research CNRS in Economics Director of CERMES)

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

    José Guimón M.D. (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  2. University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

    Norman Sartorius M.D. (Professor of Psychiatry) (Professor of Psychiatry)

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Bungener, M. (1999). Reduction in Costs but Increased Family Burden: Home Care of the Mentally Ill. In: Guimón, J., Sartorius, N. (eds) Manage or Perish?. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4147-9_71

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