The World Psychiatric Association Section of Epidemiology and Public Health Meeting

"Meeting mental health needs: the evidence from epidemiology, economics and evaluation."

The design of effective and efficient mental health care systems to meet the needs of communities and populations is not the sole province of any single discipline. The objective of this meeting is to bring together, and promote partnerships among, three key disciplines - psychiatric epidemiology, health economics and mental health services research. The meeting will be an opportunity to share and debate "evidence" and "gaps" from a diversity of perspectives and enrich our understanding of how we can enhance outcomes for those who require mental health care.