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Economic contribution of families caring for persons with severe and persistent mental illness

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The author suggests that family expenditures are a significant factor in the overall system of care and should be included in economic analyses of mental health services. Data indicate that family contribution should be viewed as a resource and may be serving as a substitute for resources from the formal mental health system. Suggestions for policy are presented that support the concept of “shared responsibility” between the family and the formal system.

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  1. School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599, NC

    Deborah D. Franks Ph.D. (Assistant professor)

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Franks, D.D. Economic contribution of families caring for persons with severe and persistent mental illness. Adm Policy Ment Health 18, 9–18 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00706488

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