Multiple economic evaluation of Early Intervention (EI) for young people with first-episode psychosis
A Park, P McCrone, M Knapp · Psychiatrische Praxis · 2011 · Heft 04
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Zusammenfassung
Background/Objectives: Participation in employment tends to be low in people with mental disorders. Recent studies show the potential for Early Intervention (EI) in young people aged 15 to 35 with first episode psychosis to help prevent suicide and some of the long term burdens of psychosis to the health care system. Moreover, preventing some of these adverse events may help to facilitate return to workplace and school. However, the cost-effectiveness of EI, including its wider social and economic implications has so far not been explored. Methods: Three decision analytical models were constructed to compare inv…