Cost Analysis of the Health of the Population in Depression in Bali

Preliminary

According to World Health Organization, Depression is globally the biggest cause of mental illness. Today it is estimated more than 350 million people suffer Depression, ranging from mild to severe. Ten percent people in the world suffered by depression, if projected on Indonesia's population means more than 25 million got depression. Depression and anxiety make the world economy lost 925 billion dollars every year. While existing mental health services could not reach all patients. Stigmatized of mentally disorders make people ashamed to treat their Depression, even though the most feared risks of Depression is suicide.

Aim

This research would like to reveal how much the cost of depressed people financing and lost (cost analysis), and how many benefits will be obtained when someone is free from the Depression.

Tools and materials

The cross-sectional study used a validated version of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) Questionnaire and deep interview to calculate the costs incurred when a person suffer depression. The collected data was analyzed statistically using SPSS version 22.

Results and Discussion

When a person suffer Depression, the average cost needed to overcome his depression is Rp. 9,934,000. The loss rate will be even greater with the amount of income lost when they are no longer able to work and lose the achievement, he or she lost 100 million rupiah. Prevalence of Depression is around 10% of the population, it means funds of more than 4 trillion rupiah are needed to finance mental health in Bali and 250 trillion to finance national Depression. The national loss rate moves to more than 1,500 trillion rupiah if all the opportunities and opportunities lost are accounted. Likewise, when he or she commit to suicide, the loss rate will increase tens of times according to the life expectancy who are cut off due to suicide.

Conclusion

Depression disease burden is very heavy, the number of losses due to Depression comes from direct, indirect losses, plus the amount of opportunity lost due to someone unable to work and achievement. His or her lost will be increased when he or she commits suicide. Strong and simultaneous efforts are needed to prevent Depression and eliminate the mental disorders stigma, to achieve a healthy community without Depression.

Keywords: Depression, suicide, cost and benefit, mental health financing.