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Patterns of mental health service utilisation in Italy and Spain--an investigation using the European Service Mapping ScheduleLuis Salvador-Carulla
RIRAG/PSICOST Research Network, Jerez, Spain
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 40:149-59. 2005..The very large variations indicate that underlying local patterns of service provision must be investigated and taken into account in the interpretation of research evaluations of interventions...- Intellectual disability: an approach from the health sciences perspectiveLuis Salvador-Carulla
Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability, World Psychiatric Association
Salud Publica Mex 50:s142-50. 2008..In addition, some recommendations are outlined for improving health care for this population group... 
eVITAL: a preliminary taxonomy and electronic toolkit of health-related habits and lifestyleLuis Salvador-Carulla
Asociación Española para el Estudio Científico del Envejecimiento Saludable AECES, Calle Infante Don Fernando 17, Malaga, 29200 Antequera, Spain
ScientificWorldJournal 2012:379752. 2012..To create a preliminary taxonomy and related toolkit of health-related habits (HrH) following a person-centered approach with a focus on primary care...- Pattern of healthcare resource utilization and direct costs associated with manic episodes in SpainMonica Tafalla
Medical Department, AstraZeneca, Madrid, Spain
BMC Psychiatry 10:31. 2010..The aim of this observational study was to evaluate healthcare resource utilization and the associated direct cost in patients with manic episodes in the Spanish setting... - The role of ethical banks in health care policy and financing in SpainLuis Salvador-Carulla
University of Cadiz, Jerez, Spain
J Health Care Finance 36:83-9. 2009..However there is no information on the scientific literature on this source of health care financing... - Evaluating mental health care and policy in SpainLuis Salvador-Carulla
Research Unit, Fundacio Villablanca, Reus, University of Cadiz, Jerez and Red de Investigación en Actividades Preventivas y de Prevención de la Salud redIAPP, Barcelona, Spain
J Ment Health Policy Econ 13:73-86. 2010..Evidence informed policy aims to make use of a wide range of relevant data, taking into account past experience and local culture and context... 
Meso-level comparison of mental health service availability and use in Chile and SpainLuis Salvador-Carulla
Psicost Scientific Association, San Marcos 6, Jerez, Cadiz 11403 Spain
Psychiatr Serv 59:421-8. 2008..The purpose of this study was to describe mental health care in catchment health areas in Chile and Spain in order to complement information reported at the macro-level (countries or regions)...- 'Mental retardation' or 'intellectual disability': time for a conceptual changeLuis Salvador-Carulla
WPA Section Psychiatry of Mental Retardation Intellectual Disability, Jerez, Spain
Psychopathology 41:10-6. 2008..The aim of this overview is twofold: (1) to provide a conceptual background and framing on the ID/MR field to other psychiatrists, and (2) to provide a nosology-based perspective to the debate on the name and concept of MR/ID... - Costs of depression in Catalonia (Spain)Luis Salvador-Carulla
Asociación Científica PSICOST, Cadiz, Spain
J Affect Disord 132:130-8. 2011..To estimate the cost of depression for the adult population in Catalonia (Spain) for 2006... - Use of an operational model of community care to assess technical efficiency and benchmarking of small mental health areas in SpainLuis Salvador-Carulla
PSICOST RIRAG Research Association, Plaza San Marcos 6, Jerez 11403, Spain
J Ment Health Policy Econ 10:87-100. 2007..Little is known on the efficiency of mental health care in small health areas (SHA) particularly where care is organised in sectors and information is incomplete... - The WHO construct of health-related functioning (HrF) and its implications for health policyLuis Salvador-Carulla
Research Unit, Fundacio Villablanca, Grup pere Mata, Reus, Spain
BMC Public Health 11:S9. 2011..This review aims to provide a description of the ICF/HrF to contextualise ICF/HrF in relation to other approaches to health functioning and to describe its application in policy and legislation with a special focus on Spain... - Treatment adequacy of anxiety and depressive disorders: primary versus specialised care in SpainAnna Fernandez
Sant Joan de Deu SSM, Fundació Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
J Affect Disord 96:9-20. 2006..This study aimed to describe the adequacy of treatment for Anxiety and Depressive disorders in Spain, how this differs between providers (primary versus specialised care) and which factors are associated with appropriate care... - Adjustment disorders in primary care: prevalence, recognition and use of servicesAnna Fernandez
Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Deu, Research and Development Unit, Fundació Sant Joan de Déu, Dr Antoni Pujadas 42, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Br J Psychiatry 201:137-42. 2012..Within the ICD and DSM review processes there is growing debate on the future classification and status of adjustment disorders, even though evidence on this clinical entity is scant, particularly outside specialised care... - Burden of chronic physical conditions and mental disorders in primary careAnna Fernandez
Sant Joan de Deu SSM, Fundació Sant Joan de Déu, Research and Development Unit, Dr Antoni Pujadas, 42, 08830 Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Br J Psychiatry 196:302-9. 2010..The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that the three leading causes of burden of disease in 2030 are projected to include HIV/AIDS, unipolar depression and ischaemic heart disease... - An integrative cross-design synthesis approach to estimate the cost of illness: An applied case to the cost of depression in CataloniaMurielle Bendeck
Asociación Científica PSICOST, Cadiz, Spain
J Ment Health 22:135-54. 2013..This approach to COI should be differentiated from other COI designs to allow like-with-like comparisons. A consensus on COI typology, procedures and dissemination is needed... - Spatial analysis to identify hotspots of prevalence of schizophreniaBerta Moreno
Faculty of Psychology, University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 43:782-91. 2008..The geographical distribution of mental health disorders is useful information for epidemiological research and health services planning... - Factor structure, internal consistency and construct validity of the Sheehan Disability Scale in a Spanish primary care sampleJuan V Luciano
Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Deu, Mental, Fundación Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
J Eval Clin Pract 16:895-901. 2010..The main objective of the present study was to examine the factor structure, reliability and construct validity of the SDS in a wide Spanish sample of primary care (PC) patients... - Life satisfaction in persons with intellectual disabilitiesRamona Lucas-Carrasco
Department of Methodology and Behavioural Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Res Dev Disabil 33:1103-9. 2012..It might be a promising tool to use, with other outcome measures, in appraising persons with ID in different services and types of care; also, it might guide policymakers on the implementation of policies for persons with ID... - The SOHO (Schizophrenia Outpatient Health Outcome) study: implications for the treatment of schizophreniaJosep Maria Haro
Sant Joan de Deu SSM, Fundació Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
CNS Drugs 20:293-301. 2006..This important information is likely to impact on the future use of antipsychotics and will assist clinicians in refining the use of these drugs and improving the outcome of patients to whom they are prescribed... - [Health among persons with intellectual disability in Spain: the European POMONA-II study]Rafael Martinez-Leal
UNIVIDD, Unidad de Investigación en Discapacidad Intelectual y Trastornos del Desarrollo, Fundación Villablanca, Grup pere Mata, Reus, Tarragona, Espana
Rev Neurol 53:406-14. 2011..International studies show that both the pattern of health and the healthcare provided for persons with intellectual disability (ID) and the general population are different... - Integrating clinicians, knowledge and data: expert-based cooperative analysis in healthcare decision supportKarina Gibert
Department of Statistics and Operations Research Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, 08034, Spain
Health Res Policy Syst 8:28. 2010..Decision support in health systems is a highly difficult task, due to the inherent complexity of the process and structures involved... - Methodological advances in unit cost calculation of psychiatric residential care in SpainKaren Moreno
Department of Business Administration, Public University of Navarre, Navarre, Spain
J Ment Health Policy Econ 11:79-88. 2008..The care of the severe mentally ill who need intensive support for their daily living (dependent persons), accounts for an increasingly large proportion of public expenditure in many European countries... - [Comment. The economics of mental health in Spain. An unsolved issue?]Luis Salvador-Carulla
Asociación Científica PSICOST, Madrid, España Mental Health Economics European Network
Gac Sanit 21:314-5. 2007 - Intellectual disability: an unresolved world health challengeLuis Salvador-Carulla
Salud Publica Mex 50:s122-3. 2008 - An analysis of the costs of treating schizophrenia in Spain: a hierarchical Bayesian approachFrancisco José Vázquez-Polo
Departamento de Metodos Cuantitativos en Economia y Gestion Facultad de Ciencias Economicas y Empresariales, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35017 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
J Ment Health Policy Econ 8:153-65. 2005..Previous cost of illness analyses may have disregarded geographical aspects relevant for resource consumption and unit cost calculation... - Indicators predicting use of mental health services in Piedmont, ItalyGiuseppe Tibaldi
Centro Studi e Ricerche in Psichiatria, Via Leoncavallo 2, 10154 Torino, Italy
J Ment Health Policy Econ 8:95-106. 2005..The European Psychiatric Care Assessment Team (EPCAT) standardized methodology allows for an evidence-based comparison of mental health systems between geographical areas...