J-B Hazo1,2,3,4, J Gervaix1,2,3, C Gandré1,2,3,4, M Brunn1,2,3,4, M Leboyer4,5,6,7, K Chevreul1,2,3,8. 1. ECEVE, UMRS 1123, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Univ Paris Diderot, Paris, France. 2. ECEVE, U1123, Inserm, Paris, France. 3. AP-HP, URC-Eco, Ile-de-France, Paris, France. 4. Fondation FondaMental, French National Science Foundation, Créteil, France. 5. Translational Psychiatry, Inserm U955, Créteil, France. 6. AP-HP, Pole de psychiatrie des Hôpitaux Universitaires H Mondor, DHU PePSY, Créteil, France. 7. Faculty of Medicine, Paris-Est-Créteil University (UPEC), Créteil, France. 8. AP-HP, Hôpital d'Enfants Robert Debré, Unité d'Epidémiologie Clinique and Inserm, CIE5, Paris, France.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to estimate the commitment to mental health research by the European Union (EU) through the 7th framework (FP7) and the competitiveness and innovation (CIP) programmes during the 2007-2013 period. METHODS: Research projects dedicated or partially related to mental health were identified using keywords in the CORDIS database that inventories all FP7 and CIP research projects. We then contacted projects' principal investigators to access the budget breakdown by country and performed an imputation of the distribution of funding between countries based on projects' and participants' characteristics where information was missing. RESULTS: Among the 25 783 research projects funded by the FP7 and the CIP, 215 (0.8%) were specifically dedicated to mental health and 170 (0.7%) were partially related to mental health. They received €607.1 million representing 1.4% of FP7 total funding. Within the FP7-Health subprogramme, the projects represented 5.2% of funding. Important variations appeared across EU countries both for raw funding, which varied between €0 and €77M, and for funding per 100 inhabitants, which varied between €0 and €293. CONCLUSION: EU funding of mental health research does not match the burden incurred by mental disorders and must be increased in the next framework programme.
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to estimate the commitment to mental health research by the European Union (EU) through the 7th framework (FP7) and the competitiveness and innovation (CIP) programmes during the 2007-2013 period. METHODS: Research projects dedicated or partially related to mental health were identified using keywords in the CORDIS database that inventories all FP7 and CIP research projects. We then contacted projects' principal investigators to access the budget breakdown by country and performed an imputation of the distribution of funding between countries based on projects' and participants' characteristics where information was missing. RESULTS: Among the 25 783 research projects funded by the FP7 and the CIP, 215 (0.8%) were specifically dedicated to mental health and 170 (0.7%) were partially related to mental health. They received €607.1 million representing 1.4% of FP7 total funding. Within the FP7-Health subprogramme, the projects represented 5.2% of funding. Important variations appeared across EU countries both for raw funding, which varied between €0 and €77M, and for funding per 100 inhabitants, which varied between €0 and €293. CONCLUSION: EU funding of mental health research does not match the burden incurred by mental disorders and must be increased in the next framework programme.
Authors: Zoltán Kaló; Loek Hendrik Matheo van den Akker; Zoltán Vokó; Marcell Csanádi; János György Pitter Journal: PLoS One Date: 2019-04-15 Impact factor: 3.240