SUBJECT AREAS FOR THE SUBMISSION OF THE ABSTRACTS

Subject areas list (not exhaustive) for the submission of abstracts include: 

• Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) Measurement
• Clinician Outcomes Measurement
• Diagnostics, Classification, Psychopathology, RDoC
• Early Diagnosis
• Prediction and Risk of Mental Disorders
• Co-morbidities
• Caregivers Reported Outcomes
• Electronic Medical Records and Electronic Personal Health Records
• Outcomes and e-PRO Monitoring
• Computer, Mobile, Smartphone, Telehealth based Treatments and Interventions
• FDA Disease-related Patient Reported Outcomes
• Treatment Efficacy, Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness
• Shared Decision  Making
• Burden of Illness
• Treatment-related Side-effects
• Suicide
• General Practice Models
• Economic Evaluation of Treatments and Interventions
• Policy and Financing
• Ethics

Since 1998, The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics has served as a forum for publishing high quality, peer-reviewed original research studies. The first medical journal that takes account of the relationships between health economics and health policy formulation at the specialty level, it is an authoritative reference for psychiatrists, health economists, and public health researchers round the world who are seeking published original research in this field. It is the official Journal of the Section on Mental Health Economics of the World Psychiatric Association and the reference journal for the mental health of the International Health Economics Association (iHEA). The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics has been selected to be indexed by Index Medicus / Medline, Journal of Economic Literature / EconLit and ISI Social Sciences Citation Index.

ABSTRACTS PUBLICATION

The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics will publish the Abstracts selected for presentation at the Meeting in a Supplement of the Journal, Vol. 21 (2018). The Authors are requested to send by E-mail (Deadline: April 30, 2018) an electronic copy of their Abstract(s) to: journal@icmpe.org using Word for attachment. The electronic copy of the abstracts received after April 30, 2018 may not be considered for the selection of the Abstracts to be published on the Journal. 

ABSTRACTS SUBMISSION

Abstracts must be in English and in the style format required by The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics (please visit the website www.icmpe.org). Abstracts (no more than 500 words) must be structured (Background, Aims of the Study, Methods, Results, Discussion and Limitations, Implications for Health Care Provision and Use, Implications for Health Policies, and Implications for Further Research) on the basis of the particular content of the study. The source of funding must be indicated at the end of the abstract, along with the grant number(s). If there was no source of direct or indirect funding, please write: “Source of Funding: None Declared.”

Abstracts must be sent together with the Meeting Registration Form to the International Center of Mental Health Policy and Economics (ICMPE). The dead-line for submitting abstracts is April 30, 2018.

The text of the abstracts must be sent - by email to journal@icmpe.org. Please use Word, only text, less than 500 words: Title, authors, affiliation, structured abstract, source of funding.

In addition, The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics needs to receive the signed Abstract Form. Please, insert the text of the abstract in the box of the Abstract Form, sign it, scan it, and send it in PDF to journal@icmpe.org).

Please specify whether the abstract is to be presented as an Oral Communication or a Poster (max. 100 cm. wide by 150 cm high). If you authorize publication of the abstract in the Book of Abstracts and on the website www.icmpe.org, please sign the abstract form where indicated.

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SCHEDULE

The Meeting will be held on September 21-23, 2018

Before April 30,  2018  = Euro 600

After April 30, 2018      = Euro 700

On site                          = Euro 750

MEANS OF PAYMENT

Credit Card: Visa, American Express, Mastercard, Eurocard
 

REIMBURSEMENT

If you provide written notice of cancellation postmarked before August 20, 2018, your fee will be reimbursed less a Euro 100 handling fee.
 

SCHOLARSHIPS

Some scholarships are available for young researchers who must be under 36 years old on September 20, 2018. Nominations, together with a career summary of the applicant, should be sent by April 30, 2018 to info@icmpe.org 
 

VISA

Researchers are advised to contact their nearest consulate at least 3 months before departure, to see whether they need a visa to attend the conference in Washington DC. Do not hesitate to contact ICMPE should you require assistance with this matter.
 

INFORMATION

International Center of Mental Health Policy and Economics (ICMPE)
Via Daniele Crespi 7
20123 Milano, Italy
E-mail: info@icmpe.org
Website: www.icmpe.org

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is gratefully acknowledged
LUNDBECK is gratefully acknowledged