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Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

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01-03-2019 | Original Article

Complex Systems Approaches to Understand Drivers of Mental Health and Inform Mental Health Policy: A Systematic Review

Authors: Brent A. Langellier, Yong Yang, Jonathan Purtle, Katherine L. Nelson, Ivana Stankov, Ana V. Diez Roux

Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research | Issue 2/2019

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We conducted a systematic review of studies employing complex systems approaches (i.e., agent based and system dynamics models) to understand drivers of mental health and inform mental health policy. We extracted key data (e.g., purpose, design, data) for each study and provide a narrative synthesis of insights generated across studies. The studies investigated drivers and policy intervention strategies across a diversity of mental health outcomes. Based on these studies and the extant literature, we propose a typology of mental health research and policy areas that may benefit from complex systems approaches.

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Title: Complex Systems Approaches to Understand Drivers of Mental Health and Inform Mental Health Policy: A Systematic Review
Authors: Brent A. Langellier
Yong Yang
Jonathan Purtle
Katherine L. Nelson
Ivana Stankov
Ana V. Diez Roux
Publication date: 01-03-2019
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research / Issue 2/2019
Print ISSN: 0894-587X
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3289
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-018-0887-5

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