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Cost implications of specific and non-specific treatment for young persons at ultra high risk of developing a first episode of psychosis.
- Source :
- Early Intervention in Psychiatry; Feb2009, Vol. 3 Issue 1, p28-34, 7p, 2 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Aim: Costs associated with mental health treatment for young persons at ‘ultra’ high risk (UHR) of developing a psychotic disorder have not previously been reported. This paper reports cost implications of providing psychological and pharmacological intervention for individuals at UHR for psychosis compared with minimal psychological treatment. Method: Mental health service costs associated with a randomized controlled trial of two treatments (Specific Preventive Intervention: SPI and Needs-Based Intervention: NBI) for UHR young persons were estimated and compared at three time points: treatment phase, short-term follow up and medium-term follow up. Results: Although the SPI group incurred significantly higher treatment costs than the NBI group over the treatment phase, they incurred significantly lower outpatient treatment costs over the longer term. Conclusion: This study indicates that specific interventions designed to treat young persons who are identified as being at UHR of psychosis might be associated with some cost savings compared with non-specific interventions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PSYCHOSES
PATHOLOGICAL psychology
MANIA
DEMENTIA
PARANOIA
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17517885
- Volume :
- 3
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Early Intervention in Psychiatry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 36367050
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-7893.2008.00106.x