Estimating the mental health costs of racial discrimination
| العنوان: | Estimating the mental health costs of racial discrimination |
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| المؤلفون: | Amanuel Elias, Yin Paradies |
| المصدر: | BMC Public Health BMC Public Health, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2016) |
| بيانات النشر: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2016. |
| سنة النشر: | 2016 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Male, Poison control, Suicide prevention, Racism, Occupational safety and health, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, 0302 clinical medicine, Surveys and Questionnaires, Prevalence, 030212 general & internal medicine, 10. No inequality, health care economics and organizations, media_common, Aged, 80 and over, DALY, Health cost, lcsh:Public aspects of medicine, Mental Disorders, Burden of disease, 1. No poverty, Health Care Costs, Middle Aged, 16. Peace & justice, 3. Good health, 8. Economic growth, Female, Quality-Adjusted Life Years, 0305 other medical science, Research Article, Racial discrimination, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, media_common.quotation_subject, Social issues, Young Adult, 03 medical and health sciences, Environmental health, medicine, Humans, Aged, 030505 public health, business.industry, Public health, Australia, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, lcsh:RA1-1270, Mental health, Quality-adjusted life year, business, Demography |
| الوصف: | Background Racial discrimination is a pervasive social problem in several advanced countries such as the U.S., U.K., and Australia. Public health research also indicates a range of associations between exposure to racial discrimination and negative health, particularly, mental health including depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, the direct negative health impact of racial discrimination has not been costed so far although economists have previously estimated indirect non-health related productivity costs. In this study, we estimate the burden of disease due to exposure to racial discrimination and measure the cost of this exposure. Methods Using prevalence surveys and data on the association of racial discrimination with health outcomes from a global meta-analysis, we apply a cost of illness method to measure the impact of racial discrimination. This estimate indicates the direct health cost attributable to racial discrimination and we convert the estimates to monetary values based on conventional parameters. Results Racial discrimination costs the Australian economy 235,452 in disability adjusted life years lost, equivalent to $37.9 billion per annum, roughly 3.02% of annual gross domestic product (GDP) over 2001–11, indicating a sizeable loss for the economy. Conclusion Substantial cost is incurred due to increased prevalence of racial discrimination as a result of its association with negative health outcomes (e.g. depression, anxiety and PTSD). This implies that potentially significant cost savings can be made through measures that target racial discrimination. Our research contributes to the debate on the social impact of racial discrimination, with implications for policies and efforts addressing it. |
| تدمد: | 1471-2458 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::76b8c45490e0f1384231505f4fdf8342Test https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3868-1Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....76b8c45490e0f1384231505f4fdf8342 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 14712458 |
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