The demand for return in investment (ROI) analyses in public health is on the rise as a ‘business case’ needs to be presented before a public health programme can be funded. This book explains the science behind ROI analyses and shows how policy makers can learn the art of understanding and...

This book examines the causes and consequences of suicide from the perspective of economics. The approach here differs from those in medical, psychiatric, epidemiological, and sociological studies of suicide and is thus novel in a way that highlights the importance of economic and institutional...

1.Workplace Stress -- 2.What is Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy -- 3.Rational and Irrational Beliefs -- 4.The ABC Framework -- 5.Cognitive Errors -- 6.Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy in the Workplace -- 7.Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Murtin examines the long-term causes of health improvements over the last two centuries. Focusing on the relative importance of income and education, Murtin finds that education alone accounts for the bulk of health improvements since 1870, and explains the strong correlation between longevity...

Arten des Bewusstseins als Systematisierungsansatz zentraler sozial-kognitiver Konstrukte der Verhaltensforschung -- Theoretische Darstellung der Determinanten gesundheitsbewussten Konsumentenverhaltens -- Empirische Prüfung des Modells zur Erklärung gesundheitsbewussten Konsumentenverhaltens...

Wirtschaftlichkeitsuntersuchungen und gesundheitsökonomische Evaluation -- Methodik der Entscheidungsanalyse -- Entwicklung eines Markov-Modells -- Ergebnisse der Basisfallbetrachtung, Sensitivitäts- und Szenarioanalysen des Fallbeispiels.