T B Ustun

Summary

Affiliation: World Health Organization
Country: Switzerland

Publications

  1. ncbi Multiple-informant ranking of the disabling effects of different health conditions in 14 countries. WHO/NIH Joint Project CAR Study Group
    T B Ustun
    WHO, Assessment Classification and Epidemiology Group, Geneva, Switzerland
    Lancet 354:111-5. 1999
  2. ncbi WHO perspectives on international classification
    T Bedirhan Ustun
    Classification, Assessment, Surveys and Terminology, Department of Evidence for Health Policy, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
    Psychopathology 35:62-6. 2002
  3. ncbi The global burden of mental disorders
    T B Ustun
    Assessment Classification and Epidemiology Group, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
    Am J Public Health 89:1315-8. 1999
  4. ncbi The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: a new tool for understanding disability and health
    T B Ustun
    Classification, Assessment, Surveys and Terminology Team, World Health Organization, CH1211 Geneva, 27, Switzerland
    Disabil Rehabil 25:565-71. 2003
  5. ncbi Global burden of depressive disorders in the year 2000
    T B Ustun
    Global Programme on Evidence for Health Policy, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
    Br J Psychiatry 184:386-92. 2004
  6. ncbi Global "burden of disease"-study for psychiatric disorders
    T B Ustun
    Global Programme on Evidence for Health Policy, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
    Psychiatr Prax 28:S7-11. 2001
  7. ncbi WHO's ICF and functional status information in health records
    T Bedirhan Ustun
    WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
    Health Care Financ Rev 24:77-88. 2003
  8. ncbi Using the international classification of functioning, disease and health in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: separating the disease from its epiphenomena
    T Bedirhan Ustun
    World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
    Ambul Pediatr 7:132-9. 2007

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Publications8

  1. ncbi Multiple-informant ranking of the disabling effects of different health conditions in 14 countries. WHO/NIH Joint Project CAR Study Group
    T B Ustun
    WHO, Assessment Classification and Epidemiology Group, Geneva, Switzerland
    Lancet 354:111-5. 1999
    ..However, there are concerns about the universality of the disability weights used. We undertook a study to investigate the stability of such weighting in different countries and informant groups...
  2. ncbi WHO perspectives on international classification
    T Bedirhan Ustun
    Classification, Assessment, Surveys and Terminology, Department of Evidence for Health Policy, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
    Psychopathology 35:62-6. 2002
    ....
  3. ncbi The global burden of mental disorders
    T B Ustun
    Assessment Classification and Epidemiology Group, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
    Am J Public Health 89:1315-8. 1999
    ..In this way, parity can be achieved for mental disorders and mental health can be mainstreamed into health and public health practice...
  4. ncbi The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: a new tool for understanding disability and health
    T B Ustun
    Classification, Assessment, Surveys and Terminology Team, World Health Organization, CH1211 Geneva, 27, Switzerland
    Disabil Rehabil 25:565-71. 2003
    ..The ICF, in short, offers an international, scientific tool for understanding human functioning and disability for clinical, research, policy development and a range of other public health uses...
  5. ncbi Global burden of depressive disorders in the year 2000
    T B Ustun
    Global Programme on Evidence for Health Policy, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
    Br J Psychiatry 184:386-92. 2004
    ..The initial Global Burden of Disease study found that depression was the fourth leading cause of disease burden, accounting for 3.7% of total disability adjusted life years (DALYs) in the world in 1990...
  6. ncbi Global "burden of disease"-study for psychiatric disorders
    T B Ustun
    Global Programme on Evidence for Health Policy, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
    Psychiatr Prax 28:S7-11. 2001
    ..This feature would assist comparative assessments. The WHO plans to refine this framework for assessing the outcomes of interventions and their related costs...
  7. ncbi WHO's ICF and functional status information in health records
    T Bedirhan Ustun
    WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
    Health Care Financ Rev 24:77-88. 2003
    ..This framework then permits the evaluation of both the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of these different interventions in devising programs at the personal or societal level...
  8. ncbi Using the international classification of functioning, disease and health in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: separating the disease from its epiphenomena
    T Bedirhan Ustun
    World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
    Ambul Pediatr 7:132-9. 2007
    ..When one adds disability as a predictor, our capacity to predict these parameters is increased dramatically. It is therefore suggested that the ICF framework be considered in future ADHD research activities...