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Kaushik Chatterjee1, Ankit Dangi2, Vinay Singh Chauhan3
1Commandant, Command Hospital (Air Force), Bengaluru, India.
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Health technology assessment (HTA) is a method of systematically assessing various aspects of a new or available health technology regarding its implementation. HTA can generate evidence regarding the cost effectiveness among existing similar health technology interventions as well. This is relevant in current times when healthcare costs are rising and health inequity is prominent. Mental health care is widely neglected, and globally, resource allocation for mental health is a miniscule part of total health expenditure. HTA in mental health can provide scientifically valid information to guide policy decisions for rational healthcare resource allocation. In India, although HTA has been partly institutionalised, inclusion of mental health-related issues for HTA has lagged. In this short review, we briefly survey the state of HTA in India from a mental health perspective. We have highlighted possible areas that might benefit from HTA process in the field of mental health in India.
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