New Nature commentary published related to the interlinkage of climate and environmental hazards and mental health with contribution from Judit Simon, Department of Health Economics, Center for Public Health.
The work “Why environmental treaties must also address mental health” highlights the problem that global conventions largely overlook psychological and social impacts of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, and presents a new framework to support change.
Wegweiser psychische Gesundheit – Wien: Neuer, umfassender und öffentlich zugänglicher Atlas zu Dienstleistungen im Bereich der psychischen Gesundheit für Wien veröffentlicht.
Der Atlas wurde von der Abteilung für Gesundheitsökonomie (Zentrum für Public Health, Medizinische Universität Wien) im Rahmen des von dem WWTF finanzierten STREAMLINE-Projekts entwickelt und bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über Organisationen, die in Wien Dienstleistungen im Bereich der psychischen Gesundheit für Kinder, Jugendliche, Erwachsene und deren Angehörige in den Bereichen Gesundheit, Soziales, Arbeit, Bildung, Justiz und informelle Pflege anbieten.
“Comparing Machine Learning Methods for Personalized Treatment Allocation” by Assistant Professor Noémi Kreif
(Comparative Health Outcomes, Policy and Economics (CHOICE) Institute, University of Washington School of Pharmacy)
Evidence from published studies on healthcare access barriers faced by long Covid patients in Austria, produced as part of the Post COVID-19 Care project, was presented by Dr. MMag. Susanne Mayer at the ME&WE stakeholder meeting on 2 June 2026 in Vienna. The presentation “Zugangsbarrieren für Long-COVID-Patient:innen in Österreich” highlighted challenges experienced by patients in navigating the Austrian system and accessing appropriate care.
Further information on the Post COVID-19 Care project can be found here.
A new study led by researchers from the Department of Health Economics has been published in BJPsych Open. The paper, “The cost-effectiveness of predictive algorithm guided primary antidepressant treatment: economic evaluation of the multinational PReDicT randomised controlled trial”, explores whether a predictive algorithm can help guide first-line antidepressant treatment in primary care across five European countries. The findings suggest that this personalised approach may improve well-being and may offer good value for money, especially in the UK.
Read the full publication here.