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The Impacts of Mental Health Treatment on Productivity in India
J-PAL evaluation summary · J-PAL
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Bundled Psychiatric Care and Livelihoods Assistance
"Since the PC/LA intervention was 3.5 times more effective and only 5 percent more expensive than just PC (US$232 versus US$221 per individual), the bundled intervention was the most cost-effective."
Child Human Capital Spillovers from Adult Mental Healthcare
"Children in households where participants received the PC intervention had a human capital investment index that was 0.44 standard deviations (SD) higher than in the comparison group after the program ended."
Community-Based Pharmacotherapy for Depression
"Although India's Mental Health Care Act of 2017 guarantees its citizens a right to mental health care, only 15 percent of people with depression receive the necessary care."
Treatment-Induced Work Time Reduction
"Individuals in the PC group actually reduced their work time by 5.4 hours per week (a ten percent decrease) during the intervention."
Risk Intolerance Alteration via Depression Treatment
"For instance, they may increase participants' risk intolerance, thus reducing the likelihood of negative income shocks."
Standalone Livelihoods Assistance Inefficacy
"Overall, these results suggest that neither mental health care nor livelihoods assistance was enough to overcome the barriers to increasing work time or earnings that the individuals in this context face."