Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
Health Econ Policy Law. 2010 Oct;5(4):509-16. doi: 10.1017/S1744133109990326. Epub 2009 Nov 18.
AbstractMoney is the default way in which intangible losses, such as pain and suffering, are currently valued and compensated in law courts. Economists have suggested that subjective well-being regressions can be used to guide compensation payouts for psychological distress following traumatic life events. We bring together studies from law, economic, psychology and medical journals to show that alleviating psychological distress through psychological therapy could be at least 32 times more cost effective than financial compensation. This result is not only important for law courts but has important implications for public health. Mental health is deteriorating across the world - improvements to mental health care might be a more efficient way to increase the health and happiness of our nations than pure income growth.
摘要：在法庭上，金钱是目前衡量和赔偿无形损失（如痛苦和苦难）的默认方式。经济学家建议，可以使用主观幸福感回归来指导创伤性生活事件后心理困扰的赔偿支付。我们汇集了来自法律、经济、心理学和医学期刊的研究，表明通过心理疗法缓解心理困扰的成本效益至少是财务赔偿的 32 倍。这一结果不仅对法庭很重要，对公共卫生也有重要意义。全世界的心理健康状况都在恶化——改善心理健康护理可能是提高我们国家健康和幸福感的更有效途径，而不仅仅是增加收入。
