Colleges
Judit Simon
MD (Hons), BA, BSc, MSc, DPhil (Oxford), FFPH
Visiting Professor of Cognitive Health Economics
- Visiting Professor at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford
- Professor of Health Economics, Head of Department, Deputy Head of Center at the Department of Health Economics, Centre for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna
- Research Associate at the Health Economics Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford
- Honorary Professor, Corvinus University Budapest
Oxford Mental Health Economics and Policy
I have been Visiting Professor of Cognitive Health Economics at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford since 2014 and Visiting Scholar at Merton College in 2024.
My research collaboration with the Department in the area of mental health economics spreads over 20 years and includes the CEQUEL, OXTEXT, OCTET, PreDicT, PAX-D and PETRUSHKA trials and the development of the OxCAP-MH instrument through the operationalisation of the capabilities approach for outcome measurement in mental health research. Recently, I also coordinated the H2020 PECUNIA project on improving the methods of (mental) health economic evaluations across Europe and was academic advisor to the European Brain Council's VoT2 project.
In general, my main research expertise lies in applied and methodological economic evaluation and outcomes research linked to clinical trials and through modelling primarily in the fields of mental health, public health, perinatal and palliative care, and various chronic diseases. Other long ongoing research interests include cost-effective clinical guideline/HTA development; broader system-level evaluation and international comparison of health services; and comparative health systems and health care rationing research including personalized care.
I hold a DPhil in Public Health from the University of Oxford (St Cross College); an MSc in Health Economics from the University of York; and a Doctor of Medicine (MD), a BSc in Economics and a BA in Medical Translation from the University of Szeged. I was elected for Fellow of the UK Faculty of Public Health through Distinction in 2014.
Key publications
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Comorbid physical health burden of serious mental health disorders in 32 European countries.
Journal article
Wienand D. et al, (2024), BMJ Ment Health, 27
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Excess resource use and costs of physical comorbidities in individuals with mental health disorders: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis.
Journal article
Simon J. et al, (2023), Eur Neuropsychopharmacol, 66, 14 - 27
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Viewpoint: Assessing the value of mental health treatments in Europe.
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Simon J. et al, (2023), Eur Psychiatry, 66
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Development of an Instrument for the Assessment of Health-Related Multi-sectoral Resource Use in Europe: The PECUNIA RUM.
Conference paper
Pokhilenko I. et al, (2023), Appl Health Econ Health Policy, 21, 155 - 166
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Patient-reported outcome measures suitable for quality of life/well-being assessment in multisectoral, multinational and multiperson mental health economic evaluations.
Journal article
Łaszewska A. et al, (2022), Evid Based Ment Health, 25, 85 - 92
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Magnitude of terminological bias in international health services research: a disambiguation analysis in mental health.
Journal article
Gutierrez-Colosia MR. et al, (2022), Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci, 31
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In Search for Comparability: The PECUNIA Reference Unit Costs for Health and Social Care Services in Europe.
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Mayer S. et al, (2022), Int J Environ Res Public Health, 19
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Conceptual Framework for Optimised Proxy Value Set Selection Through Supra-National Value Set Development for the EQ-5D Instruments.
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Łaszewska A. et al, (2022), Pharmacoeconomics, 40, 1221 - 1234
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The costs of bipolar disorder in the United Kingdom.
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Simon J. et al, (2021), Brain Behav, 11
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Impacts of the Covid-19 lockdown and relevant vulnerabilities on capability well-being, mental health and social support: an Austrian survey study.
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Simon J. et al, (2021), BMC Public Health, 21
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Cost and quality-of-life impacts of community treatment orders (CTOs) for patients with psychosis: economic evaluation of the OCTET trial.
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Simon J. et al, (2021), Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol, 56, 85 - 95
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Capability instruments in economic evaluations of health-related interventions: a comparative review of the literature.
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Helter TM. et al, (2020), Qual Life Res, 29, 1433 - 1464
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Exploring the identification, validation, and categorization of the cost and benefits of criminal justice in mental health: the PECUNIA project.
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Janssen LMM. et al, (2020), Int J Technol Assess Health Care, 1 - 8
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Are Unit Costs the Same? A Case Study Comparing Different Valuation Methods for Unit Cost Calculation of General Practitioner Consultations.
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Mayer S. et al, (2020), Value Health, 23, 1142 - 1148
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Comparative economic evaluation of quetiapine plus lamotrigine combination vs quetiapine monotherapy (and folic acid vs placebo) in patients with bipolar depression (CEQUEL).
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Simon J. et al, (2018), Bipolar Disord, 20, 733 - 745
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Remote mood monitoring for adults with bipolar disorder: An explorative study of compliance and impact on mental health service use and costs.
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Simon J. et al, (2017), Eur Psychiatry, 45, 14 - 19
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Antidepressant Controlled Trial For Negative Symptoms In Schizophrenia (ACTIONS): a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised clinical trial.
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Barnes TRE. et al, (2016), Health Technol Assess, 20, 1 - 46
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Economic evaluations in bipolar disorder: a systematic review and critical appraisal
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Abdul Pari AAH. et al, (2014), Bipolar disorders, 16, 557 - 582
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Operationalising the capability approach for outcome measurement in mental health research.
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Simon J. et al, (2013), Soc Sci Med, 98, 187 - 196
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Treatment options in moderate and severe depression: decision analysis supporting a clinical guideline.
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Simon J. et al, (2006), Br J Psychiatry, 189, 494 - 501
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The health service use and cost of eating disorders.
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Simon J. et al, (2005), Psychol Med, 35, 1543 - 1551
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The global costs of schizophrenia.
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Knapp M. et al, (2004), Schizophr Bull, 30, 279 - 293
Recent publications
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Facilitators and barriers of implementing end-of-life care volunteering in a hospital in five European countries: the iLIVE study
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Yildiz B. et al, (2024), BMC Palliative Care, 23
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Measuring refugees’ capabilities: translation, adaptation, and valuation of the OxCAP-MH into Juba Arabic for use among South Sudanese male refugees in Uganda
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van der Boor CF. et al, (2024), Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 8
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Barriers and facilitators of healthcare access for long COVID-19 patients in a universal healthcare system: qualitative evidence from Austria.
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Gamillscheg P. et al, (2024), Int J Equity Health, 23
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Population normative data for OxCAP-MH capability scores.
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Balázs PG. et al, (2024), Eur J Health Econ
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Exploring the incidence of inadequate response to antidepressants in the primary care of depression.
Journal article
Abrahams AB. et al, (2024), Eur Neuropsychopharmacol, 83, 61 - 70
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Comorbid physical health burden of serious mental health disorders in 32 European countries.
Journal article
Wienand D. et al, (2024), BMJ Ment Health, 27
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A competency framework on simulation modelling-supported decision-making for Master of Public Health graduates
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Hrzic R. et al, (2024), Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom), 46, 127 - 135
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Aging Well? Exploring Self-Reported Quality of Life in the Older Austrian Population Based on Repeated Cross-Sectional Data
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Felsinger R. et al, (2024), Journal of Aging and Social Policy
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Clarifying terminology and definitions in education services for mental health users: A disambiguation study.
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Pokhilenko I. et al, (2024), PLoS One, 19
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Time Trends in Male Breast Cancer Incidence, Mortality, and Survival in Austria (1983–2017)
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Ilic L. et al, (2024), Clinical Epidemiology, 16, 57 - 69