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Research Interests
David McDaid is an Associate Professorial Research Fellow in Health Policy and Health Economics at the Personal Social Services Research Unit at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is involved in a wide range of work on mental health and public ealth in the UK, Europe and at the global level. He is a co-ordinator of the Mental Health Economics European Network, a member of NICE's Public Health Interventions Advisory Committee since 2007, Co-Convenor of the Cochrane Campbell Economic Methods Group and has acted as an advisor to a range of organisations, including the European Commission and World Health Organisation, and national/regional governmental departments, including the Department of Health in England and equivalent bodies in Scotland and Wales. He has published over 300 peer reviewed papers and reports, including a report for the UK Department of Health which looked at the economic case for investing in mental health promotion and mental disorder prevention. He is the editor of two recent books – the first on economics and wellbeing and the second, a collaboration between the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies and the OECD, looks at the economic case for investing in health promotion and disease prevention. He is also a past winner of the European Health Management Association's Baxter Award in 2007 for the best book on health policy – Mental Health Policy and Practice across Europe.
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David McDaid's Publications
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Costs of dementia in Hungary (2010)
Érsek K, Kovács T, Wimo A, Kárpáti K, Brodszky V, Jönsson L, Gustavsson A, McDaid D, Kenigsberg P, Valtonen H, Gulácsi L
Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging 14, 8, 633-639
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Assessing the cost-effectiveness of conventional group based exercise and tai chi as interventions to reduce the risk of fall-related injuries in older people (2010)
Park A, McDaid D
Injury Prevention 16, s1, A218-A219
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Making the case for investing in suicide prevention interventions: estimating the economic impact of suicide and non-fatal self harm events (2010)
McDaid D, Bonin E, Park A, Hegerl U, Arensman E, Kopp M, Gusmao R
Injury Prevention 16
BMJ
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Making the case for investing in child and adolescent mental health: how can economics help? (2010)
McDaid D, Park A, Knapp M, Losert C, Kilian R
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion 12, 4, 37-44
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Cost-effectiveness analysis and child and adolescent mental health problems (2010)
Kilian R, Losert C, McDaid D, Park A, Knapp M
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion 12, 4, 45-57
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Black-skies planning? Prioritising mental health services in times of austerity (2010)
McDaid D, Knapp M
British Journal of Psychiatry 196, 6, 423-424
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The economic impact of initiatives to reduce stigma: demonstration of a modelling approach (2010)
McCrone P, Knapp M, Henri M, McDaid D
Epidemiologia e Psichiatria Sociale 19, 2, 131-139
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Mental health care reforms in Europe: rehabilitation and social inclusion of people with mental illness in Russia (2010)
Jenkins R, McDaid D, Nikiforov A, Potasheva A, Watkins J, Lancashire S, Samyshkin Y, Huxley P, Atun R
Psychiatric Services 61, 3, 222-224
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European network for promoting the physical health of residents in psychiatric and social care facilities (HELPS): background, aims and methods (2009)
Weiser P, Becker T, Losert C, Alptekin K, Berti L, Burti L, Burton A, Dernovsek M, Dragomirecka E, Freidl M, Friedrich F, Genova A, Germanavicius A, Halis U, Henderson J, Hjorth P, Lai T, Larsen J, Lech K, Lucas R, Marginean R, McDaid D, Mladenova M, Munk-Jorgensen P, Paziuc A
BMC Public Health , 9:315
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Bridging knowledge: reflections on crossing the boundaries between long term care and support (2009)
McDaid D, Cieza A, Carballo A
International Journal of Integrated Care 9, 1-6
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Decentralisation and management autonomy? Evidence from the Catalonian hospital sector in a decentralised Spain (2009)
Lopez-Casanovas G, McDaid D, Costa-Font J
International Public Management Review 10, 2, 103-119
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Integrating mental health into primary care in Sverdlovsk (2009)
Jenkins R, Bobyleva Z, Goldberg D, Gask L, Zacroeva A, Potasheva A, Krasnov V, McDaid D
Mental Health in Family Medicine 6, 29-36
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Study Protocol: Optimising suicide prevention programs and their implementation in Europe (OSPI-Europe): An Evidence-Based Multi-Level Approach) (2009)
Hegerl U, Wittenburg L, Arensman E, Van Audenhove C, Coyne J, McDaid D, van der Feltz-Cornelis C, Gusmao R, Kopp M, Maxwell M, Meise U, Roskar S, Sarchiapone M, Schmidtke A, Värnik A, Bramesfeld A
BMC Public Health , 9:428
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Making an economic case for prevention and promotion (2009)
Knapp M, McDaid D
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion 11, 49-56
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The Barcelona declaration on bridging knowledge in long-term care and support. Barcelona (Spain), March 7, 2009 (2009)
Salvador-Carulla L, Balot J, Weber G, Zelderloo L, Parent AS, McDaid D, Solans J, Knapp M, Mestheneos L, Wolfmayr F
International Journal of Integrated Care 9, Suppl, e179
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Balance of care (deinstitutionalisation in Europe). Results from the Mental Health Economics European Network (MHEEN) (2009)
Knapp M, McDaid D, Medeiros H
International Journal of Integrated Care 9, Suppl
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Transferring research to policy and practice: quo vadis? (2009)
McDaid D
International Journal of Integrated Care 9
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A comparative analysis of health system reform across England and Scotland (2008)
McDaid D, Oliver A
Intereconomics 43, 4, 195-200
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Editorial: Mental health reform: Europe at the cross-roads (2008)
McDaid D
Health Economics, Policy and Law 3, 3, 219-228
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Is it worth investing in mental health promotion and prevention of mental illness? A systematic review of the evidence from economic evaluations (2008)
Zechmeister I, Kilian R, McDaid D, MHEEN group
BMC Public Health , 8:20
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