The 10-year treatment outcome of open dialogue-based psychiatric services for adolescents: A nationwide longitudinal register-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To evaluate the 10-year treatment outcomes and cost-effectiveness of adolescents' mental health treatment initiated under the social network-oriented open dialogue (OD) approach.

Methods

This longitudinal register-based study included all persons who, for the first time, received psychiatric treatment in Finland during the period 1 January 2003-31 December 2008, and who were aged 13-20 at onset (n = 44 868). The OD group included all persons whose treatment commenced in the Western Lapland catchment area (n = 780), this being the only region in Finland where OD covered the entire mental healthcare service at the time of inclusion. The comparison group (CG) included the rest of Finland (n = 44 088). The primary outcome variables were psychiatric treatment and/or disabilit

SUBMITTER: Bergstrom T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10078679 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature