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Cost-effectiveness evaluation of compliance therapy for people with psychosis

Healey, Andrew T., Knapp, Martin R J., Astin, Jack, Beecham, Jennifer, Kemp, R., Kirov, G., David, Alessia (1998) Cost-effectiveness evaluation of compliance therapy for people with psychosis. British Journal of Psychiatry, 172 (5). pp. 420-424. ISSN 0007-1250 (Print) 1472-1465 (Online). (doi:10.1192/bjp.172.5.420) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:26842)

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Abstract

Background Non-compliance rates with antipsychotic medication can be high. and the personal and societal costs are considerable. A new psychological intervention. compliance therapy seeks to improve compliance and patient outcomes and reduce treatment costs.

Method A randomised controlled study examined the cost-effectiveness of compliance therapy compared to nonspecific counselling over 18 months for 74 people with psychosis admitted as inpatients at the Maudsley Hospital. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to test for differences and to explore inter-patient cost variations.

Results Compliance therapy is more effective and is no more expensive. Consequently, compliance therapy is more cost-effective than non-specific counselling at six, 12 and 18 months.

Conclusions There are compliance, outcome and cost-effectiveness arguments in favour of compliance therapy in preference to non-specific counselling.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1192/bjp.172.5.420
Uncontrolled keywords: Schizophrenia
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research > Personal Social Services Research Unit
Depositing User: R. Bass
Date Deposited: 21 May 2011 01:35 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:05 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/26842 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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