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- Title
Cost-effectiveness of cognitive self-therapy in patients with depression and anxiety disorders.
- Authors
Stant, A. D.; Ten Vergert, E. M.; Den Boer, P. C. A. M.; Wiersma, D.
- Abstract
Objective: Self-therapy interventions could potentially reduce healthcare expenses and the need for care in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders. This study assessed the cost-effectiveness of cognitive self-therapy (CST) in patients with these disorders. Method: A total of 151 patients were randomly assigned to CST or treatment as usual (TAU), and followed during 18 months. The Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90) was the primary outcome measure of the study. The reference year was 2003 (US$1.00 = €0.92). Results: Mean costs of patients in the CST group (US$4364) were lower than that of the patients who received TAU (US$5241). The results of the SCL-90 were slightly in favour of CST. Valuing an additional unit of health outcome at US$108 will lead to an 83% probability that CST is cost-effective. Conclusion: Cognitive self-therapy appears to be cost-effective. Wider implementation of CST may relieve the burden of many patients with emotional disorders whose treatment needs cannot be met in current healthcare systems.
- Subjects
THERAPEUTICS; MENTAL depression; ANXIETY disorders; COST effectiveness; PATIENTS
- Publication
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 2008, Vol 117, Issue 1, p57
- ISSN
0001-690X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1600-0447.2007.01122.x