Mental illnesses occur throughout all cultures and societies although very often the stage, severity nature of presenting symptoms can vary tremendously. The help-seeking patterns also differ a...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to enumerate the annual morbidity and mortality incidence and estimate the direct and indirect costs associated with occupational injuries and illnesses in Bangkok in 2008. In this study, data on workmen compensation claims and costs from the Thai Workmen Compensation Fund, Social Security Office of Ministry of Labor, were aggregated and analyzed. METH...

In and out of government, determining the cost of illness is a major concern. The allocation of health care resources and the evaluation of current research and program efforts depend in large measure on such information. This article updates the 1963 benchmark study of the cost of illness. For the 16 major diagnostic categories of illnesses, the cost is presented in terms of the direct costs f...

abstract background: primary immunodeficiency diseases (pid) are heterogeneous group of inherited disorders mainly characterized by recurrent infections leading to several times hospital admissions. the economic impact of pid is a challenging issue; therefore, this study was designed to determine the medical costs of hospitalizations in this group of patients as an indicator of the direct cost ...

The Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) health care delivery model is considered a promising approach to delivering high-quality, cost-effective primary care.1,2,3 Using a culturally appropriate, patient-centered, team-based approach, the PCMH model coordinates care across the health system.4 Originally designed to manage the care of children with chronic illnesses, the PCMH model has proven e...

To control spending on prescription drugs, health insurance systems abroad have experimented in recent years with a novel form of patient cost sharing called "reference pricing." Under this approach, the insurer covers only the prices of low-cost, benchmark drugs in therapeutic clusters that are deemed to be close substitutes for one another in treating specific illnesses. Patients who desire a...

Background and Objective: The mental illnesses are one of the main problems in countries. Man has used medicinal herbs to control mental illnesses for centuries. This article reviews available effective sedative herbs that play a role in controlling mental illnesses. Materials and Methods: At first, the authentic traditional texts and the Qur'an and the statements of the innocents were studied...