First-episode psychosis intervention programme versus standard care for the clinical management of early phases of psychosis: cost analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early intervention programmes (EIPs) in psychosis have gained attention as specialised interventions to improve health-related and societal impacts for people with psychotic disorders. Previous studies have presented evidence in favour of EIPs over the first year of intervention, despite none considering the critical period before psychosis onset (5 years).

Aims

To compare the associated costs of the First Episode Psychosis Intervention Program (CRUPEP) and treatment as usual (TAU) in a real-world cohort in a non-specialised psychiatric community setting.

Method

Direct and indirect mental health-related costs were calculated over 1 year and up to 7 years. Healthcare and societal costs were calculated from economic data related to the consumption of all heal

SUBMITTER: Ibarrondo O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10755560 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature