This article presents an analysis of increased expenditures for specialist mental health services in the British National Health Service.  The author concludes that, though some of the additional investment has resulted in service improvements, the emphasis on central system control wastes resources which might be better utilized elsewhere. 

Goldberg, D. (2008). Improved investment in mental health services: value for money? British Journal of Psychiatry, 192(2): 88-91. DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.107.042879. http://bjp.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/2/88

Authors: David Goldberg