COMPARING THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENTS - BULIMIA-NERVOSA

被引:24
作者
KORAN, LM
AGRAS, WS
ROSSITER, EM
ARNOW, B
SCHNEIDER, JA
TELCH, CF
RAEBURN, S
BRUCE, B
PERL, M
KRAEMER, HC
机构
[1] Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA 94305, 401 Quarry Road
关键词
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EATING DISORDER; DESIPRAMINE; COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY;
D O I
10.1016/0165-1781(95)02681-L
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
We conducted an exploratory post hoc study that compared the cost effectiveness of five treatments for bulimia nervosa: 15 weeks of cognitive behavioral therapy (CB) followed by three monthly sessions, 16 weeks (Med(16)) and 24 weeks (Med(24)) of desipramine (less than or equal to 300 mg/day), and CB combined with dysproteinemia for those durations (Combo(16) and Combo(24)). We illustrate how a treatment's cost effectiveness varies according to when evaluation is done and how effectiveness and cost are defined. At 32 weeks, Med(16) appears the most cost-effective treatment, and Combo(16) appears the least. At 1 year, Med(24) appears the most cost-effective treatment, and Combo(16) appears the least. Using this post hoc analysis as an example, we discuss the pitfalls and limitations of cost-effectiveness analysis of psychiatric treatments.
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页数:9
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